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

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About This Collection

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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Bessemer Converter with Holley Bottom
Bessemer Converter with Holley Bottom
Civil engineering--Materials, Bessemer process, Steel-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of an illustration of the lower portion of Bessemer Converter showing the Holley Bottom. Reproduced from a book. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Diagram of a Furnace
Diagram of a Furnace
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel-works, Blast furnaces, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a diagram of an untitled furnace. Reproduced from a book. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Riehlé Testing Machine
Riehlé Testing Machine
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel--Testing, Steel-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of an illustration of a Riehlé Testing Machine with 300,000 pounds capacity. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten label: "300,000# Riehle Testing Mach. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Siemens Open-Hearth Steel-Melting Furnace
Siemens Open-Hearth Steel-Melting Furnace
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel-works, Blast furnaces, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of an illustration of a longitudinal section of the Siemens Open-Hearth Steel-Melting Furnace. Reproduced from a book. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Siemens Steel-Melting Furnace
Siemens Steel-Melting Furnace
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel-works, Blast furnaces, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of an illustration of a cross section of the Siemens Steel-Melting Furnace. Reproduced from a book. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Steel mill building interior
Steel mill building interior
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the interior of an unidentified mill building. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp. Not titled. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Untitled
Untitled
Civil engineering--Materials, Steel-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slider of the interior of an unidentified mill. Reproduced from a book. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.