Trade catalogs from DeVilbiss Co.

Date: 1900s

Company Name: DeVilbiss Co.Related Companies: DeVilbiss Mfg. Co. ; De Vilbiss Co. ;

Place: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)Pumping machinery and air compressorsAutomobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)Heating; ventilation and air conditioningPaint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.Topic: AdhesivesAir conditioningAir-compressorsAutomobilesBeverage industryDistilleriesFood industry and tradeHeatingHeating and ventilation industryMotor vehiclesPaint industry and tradePumping machinery industryVentilation

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_12629

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: Spraying apparatus ; air compressors ; spray-painting & finishing system ; hose ; canopy exhaust system ; biscuit coating machines ; etc. ; the company developed exhaust booths to control paint-saturated air as they expanded into the automobile industry. Mass production was beginning to evolve at this time and Thomas DeVilbiss' spray gun technology proved to be a revolutionary addition to the paint and lacquer coating applications on the furniture and automotive finishing assembly line. Spraying the lacquer reduced drying time to hours instead of weeks and the spraying of paint replaced hand brushing, helping to create new jobs and increase productivity in manufacturing. During World War II the Company was involved in production of military products, including protective coatings for things ranging from helmets and planes to tanks. Research and development also continued, with the design of hosing meant to withstand high temperatures to spray plastic on ship hulls to retard barnacle growth. (from the Bowling Green State University Libraries' archives of the company's business records: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/ms0604.htmlIncludes: Trade catalog, price lists and photographsBlack and white imagesPhysical Description: 78 pieces; 2 boxes

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_12629

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