Joanna du Pont, Lammot's aunt, writes to ask if he can release Richard Hunter (a member of Company B, 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry) from military service so that Hunter can take care of her ill horses. She also discusses family members.
Hendrick writes to confrim Milne's receipt of the wire. He also mentions that he uses a 9 1/4 inch water glass rather than the standard 6 inch glass. Hendrick wants to know if the boiler must be fired up by torch. He does not favor that...
Hendrick inquires how soon the compound steam engine can be delivered once the order has been placed and if the company can also provide a pump for the condenser.
Hendrick writes that he is pleased with the progress report. He engages in a discussion of how short the steam can be cut off for he wishes to have the best machine in this part of the country, as far as water and fuel are concerned which is...
Hendrick is disappointed that he does not have the boiler they promised him. He asks if they can send him the first one put up after [they] receive the tubes.
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
A controversy is developing in the ranks of TWA, The Lindbergh Line over the question are passengers in the Douglas airliners going to consume so much more food while flying that the cost of feeding them is going to show a sharp advance? The...
Vertical spindle wood shapers or routers give excellent results for both contour and step routing Lucite methyl methacrylate rein. On vertical spindle shapers, multiple blade cutters may be used. Square routing or shaping to templates, as shown,...
The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
Caption text on photo: "Vertical spindle wood shapers or routers give excellent results for both contour and step routing 'Lucite' methyl methcrylate resin. On vertical spindle shapers multiple blade cutters may be used. Square routing or shaping...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Television industry; Plastics industry; Textile industry; Clothing industry; Rayon; Furniture industry;
Table of Contents: Florida harnesses its wild water; Nobel's potent mixture; Beating the bantamweight rustlers; Custom colors for modern living; News scene to TVscreen in 30 minutes by film; New tarps for tough jobs; Can Mylar do a job for you;...
Table of Contents: Color them read; Wagner's on a roll; A new wave for silverstone; American can won't say can't; A housekeeper's allies; He's making great strides; Forestry's operation headstart; Another design challenge; Breakthrough in brake...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Underwear; Textile industry; Lighting; Clothing & dress; Health care; Water skiing; Aquatic sports; Agriculture; Golf;
Table of Contents: Figuratively speaking; How's this for a bright idea, Mr. Edison; I think I can, I think I can; Bergquist inside; There's a kind of hush; Emergency room drama with a happy ending; Taking a ride on the safe side; Morningglory,...
Table of Contents: What's ahead in farming; Introducing Ti-Bar and Ti-Cal; A can of perfection -- Zerone; They inform and help sell; Decorative fabrics of Rayon; Ruffed-Grouse research; Taming the Tennessee River; What's new; Building long-life...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Glassblowing; Paint industry; Plastics industry; Paper industry; Textile industry;
Table of Contents: Revolution in bookbinding; Brakes relined with a bang; Ideas in glass; Paint in his business; Birth of a package; Peroxides war on waste; World's fastest tinplating; They work on tomorrow's problems; Paper is better now; Stop,...
Military officers; Sailors; Navies; Ships; Ship equipment & rigging
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and staff standing on the quarterdeck of the U.S.S. Wabash. Many of the ship's sailors can be seen in the background.
