Developed especially for the purpose and backed by continuous mill experience since 1941, the DuPont Sodium Hydride Descaling Process is essentially a chemically activated fused caustic soda cleaning bath. Advantages over conventional pickling and...
The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
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...
News of an explosion a the mills, four mils in the Upper Yard exploded, three men killed, Charles' du Pont's house nearly destroyed, some of Louisa's children cut by glass, Meta. struck on head, they are staying at Eleuthera's, the worst blast...
Hendrick advances his belief that the burner is the problem in not getting up enough steam. Hendrick has made several minor changes all of which improve the vehicle, and believes Hunt should allow him to return the vehicle especially since it is...
Text from back of image: "Six army planes left San Francisco on Saturday to aid in the search for Clare A. Vance (above), U.S. airmail pilot, missing since Friday. Nothing has been heard from Vance since he left San Francisco for Reno, Nev. Airmail...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Mining; Automobile industry; Textile industry; Farming;
Table of Contents: Business conditions show little change; Under the richest hill on earth; 1924 Oaklands finished in Duco; Miltford liners used in Stetson shoes; How long since you gave your plant the once-over; How qualities of DuPont coated...
Historians, in a not too distant future, are likely to point out that nothing this country has accomplished since the war is of more profound importance than our recent achievements in highway construction. Especially important the all weather...
Smithtown PA- Meet 52 year old Victor Pegoris, bituminous coal miner- a superman who hasn’t taken a day off this century since January 1, 1940 and has a letter from his boss, President of Pittsburgh Coal Company to prove it. Victor is a 186 lb...
Above is pictured the beautiful 13th century cathedral at Rheims which was terribly damaged by the German bombs and long range guns during the World War and which is now being restored to its former state of beauty. A donation of $1,000,000 was...
Full size man carrying Langley machine on houseboat on Potomac River just before its trial on October 7, 1903. Though at that time the launching apparatus caused the failure of the trial, note that it is the same which has since been used in...
The genesis of these Louisiana wooden ships is the huge saw mill where thousands of heavy timbers are cut by 'patterns to fin into the hull design, exactly as a dressmaker would cut material for a frock from paper patterns. Here's the Great...
For the first time in almost four years, new passenger cars emerged from Studebaker assembly lines, today. The company had been ready to produce automobiles for 13 weeks, but a labor dispute in the plant of a major parts supplier held up...
The milk bottle shouts Buy More War Bonds as it helps put over Third War Loan Drive. The slogans on these milk bottles have been approved by the U.S. Treasury Department. Since each milk bottle makes about 35 round trips, it is expected that...
Caption: "Superintendant's Home, Brandywine Plant, across from Hagley Office. This dwelling house is near the Lower Hagley Works, diagonally across the road from the former Christ Church Sunday School Building, the latter better known as the Hagley...
McCall reports on the results of gunpowder tests Tench Coxe ordered. Since du Pont's powder performed poorly, McCall suggests that du Pont should personally meet with Coxe to rectify the situation.
