Trade catalogs from G. Luther, Maschinenfabrik

Date Range: 1800s-1900s

Variant Company Name: Founded in 1846 by Gottlieb Luther ; incorporated 1898 by his son Hugo. (See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Luther and http://www.braunschweig.de/stadtportrait/geschichte/industrieaufbruch.html .)Company Name: G. Luther, MaschinenfabrikRelated Companies: Gebrüder Seck ; MIAG; Mühlenbau und Industrie AG; Lutherworks Aircraft Construction; Luther-werke Flugzeugbau; MIAG-Konzern

Place: Braunschweig, Germany

Topic (Romaine Term): Architectural designs and building materialsBoats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)Mills and milling suppliesTopic: "Decoration and ornament, Architectural"Architectural designBeverage industryBoats and boatingBuilding materialsDairyingDistilleriesFarm equipmentFood industry and tradeMarine machineryMilling machineryShips

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_28330

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: Circa 1895-1905 fold-out technical drawings for a pneumatic grain elevator designed and built by G. Luther for the Romanian Danube River port cities of Galatz and Brailia. G. Luther was a German company specializing in grain-milling equipment (such as grain storage / warehousing and grain handling equipment for ports ), plus engine works and turbines . The company built grain elevators at ports accross Europe including Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. See http://www.braunschweig.de/stadtportrait/geschichte/industrieaufbruch.html. In 1897 took over Gebrüder Seck. 1925 merged with MIAG (Mühlenbau und Industrie AG ). 1941 the Lutherworks Aircraft Construction (Luther-werke Flugzeugbau) company split off. See also, MIAG-Konzern.Includes: Trade catalogBlack and white imagesPhysical Description: 1 piece; 1 box

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_28330

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