Trade catalogs from Buckbee-Mears Co.

Date: 1900s

Variant Company Name: Established 1907Company Name: Buckbee-Mears Co.

Place: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): TelevisionPhotographic equipment and suppliesBrass; bronze and specialty metalsMilitary equipment and supplies (including uniforms)Topic: Armed Forces -- EquipmentBrassBronzeCamerasMetalsMilitary suppliesMilitary uniformsPhotographic industryTelevision supplies industry

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Location: Trade Literature at the American History Museum LibraryCollection: Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_8897

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: Developed metal reticles for the U.S. Navy during WWII to replace the opaque glass gunsight reticles ; halftone screens for the graphic arts industry ; reticle technique repeated in color television screens, radar tube screens, curved electric shaver heads, etc. ; photo-engravings for advertisements ; etc.Includes: Trade catalog and samplesTypes Of Samples: reticles and screensIncludes: Color imagesPhysical Description: 1 piece; 1 box

Metadata Usage: CC0

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_8897

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