Wagner Free Institute of Science - Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction

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This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, developed by Samuel Tobias Wagner and taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between1893 and 1950. The course discussed the properties, mining, and manufacturing of the various materials used in civil engineering, including stone, brick, cement, concrete, wood, iron, and steel. Of note in the collection are photographs of quarries and furnaces in Swedeland, PA and photos of the Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, PA.
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Civil engineering--Materials, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of two men at a steel pressing machine. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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Civil engineering--Materials, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a large machine roller, twice the height of the man pictured. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Kiln Building
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Kiln Building
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Cement kilns, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the kiln building at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for the New Power Plant
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for the New Power Plant
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the new power plant at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. It shows the floor plans for the Engine and Boiler House and includes labels for the Air Compressor, Engine and Dynamo, Pumps, Shaft to the Mill Building, Coal Conveyor, Ash Conveyor, Blow-off Pipes, and Smoke Flue. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Stone House and Mill Building
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Stone House and Mill Building
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the stone house and mill building at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Weights of Lime & Cements and Strength of Cements
Weights of Lime & Cements and Strength of Cements
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement, Lime, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide hand drawn by Samuel T. Wagner charting the weights and strengths of various types of cement. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Winslow Squeezer and a Coffee Mill Squeezer
Winslow Squeezer and a Coffee Mill Squeezer
Civil engineering--Materials, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a drawing comparing a Winslow Squeezer and a Coffee Mill Squeezer. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Wrought Iron with Slag Inclusion
Wrought Iron with Slag Inclusion
Civil engineering--Materials, Wrought-iron, Slag, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of wrought iron with slag inclusion. From the “Journal of industrial and engineering chemistry,” vol. 3, 1911. Handwritten label: “Wrought iron with slag inclusion.” Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.