Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - American Marketplace

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American Marketplace chronicles the development of the industrial expansion of the United States following the Civil War, and the parallel emergence of the consumer products reflecting the prosperity that came with 19th and 20th Century manufacturing. The 669 titles reflect many well-known companies in industries such as agriculture,shipping, the railroads, and the early automotive and aviation trades. Along with the manufacturer’s catalogs are period consumer products as illustrated in mail-order, retail and merchandise catalogs.

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Aberthaw engineering-construction service  / Aberthaw Company.
Door hangers, grindstones, and hardware specialties  / Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co.
Electric elevator equipment  / Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
A general catalogue of the manufactures of Adam Hilger, Ltd.
Gurley engineering instruments  / W. & L.E. Gurley.
Handling lists automatically .
How municipalities use the Addressograph .
How public utilities use the Addressograph .
Improved contractors', mine and all kinds of hoisting engines, steam and electric  : suspension cableways, dredging, logging and slate working machinery / S. Flory Manufacturing Company.
Locks-knobs and builders hardware .
Mechanics' hand tools, tinsmiths' tools & machines, and general hardware manufactured by the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co .
Multiple drills .
Payday  : making it automatic with the Addressograph.
Pierce-Arrow, 1937 .
Pierce motor boats  / Pierce Motor Company.
Precision tools  / Pratt & Whitney Company.