Trade catalogs from William S. Roe Co.

Date: 1900s

Company Name: William S. Roe Co.

Place: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Heating; ventilation and air conditioningPlumbing supplies and fixturesPumping machinery and air compressorsMining machinery; equipment and suppliesConstruction and earth-moving machineryFurniture and furnishingsArchitectural designs and building materialsGarden and lawn equipment and suppliesIndustrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)Hotel; bar and restaurant suppliesFirefighting and fire enginesWoodworking machinery and wood craftsBrass; bronze and specialty metalsRoad building machinery and equipmentMachine tools and metalworking equipmentEngines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental)Furnaces and boilersMaterials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)Mills and milling suppliesMeasuring; calculating and testing devicesLighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)Foundries; supplies and equipmentRailroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and suppliesEducational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)Locks and safes (including alarm and security systems)Hardware and hand toolsIron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )Topic: "Decoration and ornament, Architectural""Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc.""Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."Air conditioningAir-compressorsArchitectural designArchitectural metal-workArt metal-workBarrelsBars (Drinking establishments)BoilersBottlingBrassBronzeBuilding materialsCalculatorsCandlesConstruction equipmentEarthmoving machineryEnginesFire fighting equipment industryFoundriesFurnacesFurniture industry and tradeGarden ornaments and furnitureGarden tools

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_13525

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: heating and plumbing supplies ; tool room and machine shop equipment ; shipping room equipment ; hose and fire equipment ; hand plows, wheelbarrows and drag scrapers for factories, road making and construction ; radiators ; blacksmith shop supplies ; engine room supplies ; locks ; thermometers ; railroad lanterns ; miners' and transportation scales ; lawn mowers, trimmers and edgers ; school, carpenters', lumber, metal workers' and railroad crayons and chalk ; millers' tools ; counting machines ; metal lath ; iron and steel sheeting ; brass, bronze and copper wire rods, cloth and sheets ; mining wire cloth ; pulleys ; leather, rubber and canvas belting ; oil filters and pumps ; bath tubs, sinks and water closets ; bathroom furnishings and fittings ; "The House of Service" ; filed with cataloged item ;Includes: Trade catalog and price listsBlack and white imagesPhysical Description: 4 pieces; 3 boxes

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_13525

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