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Kingsford Foundry and Machine Company Records, 1898-1926

July 23, 2014 Source: Story API
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Inventor Name

Kingsford Foundry

Repository

National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Division of Work and Industry
Washington, D.C. 20560
202-633-3920

Physical Description

0.7 cu. ft. ; 0.020 cu. meters

Summary

These records chiefly concern the work of the Kingsford Foundry and Machine Company with Stumpf Unaflow steam engines, Kingsford steam boilers, stationary and marine crossheads, flywheels, and steam turbines. Included are catalogs, sales information, drawings, blueprints, designs, and specifications. Also includes catalogs, patents, drawings, sketches, air-brush drawings, and mounted photographs of Kingsford-Webster boilers.

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