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- Diehl Manufacturing Company GT299 Motor, 1900-1920 -
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Diehl Manufacturing Company GT299 Motor, 1900-1920
- Diehl Manufacturing Company Electric Fan Motor, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Diehl Manufacturing Company Electric Fan Motor, circa 1890
- Deka Topmates Bottle Caps, 1970-1985 -
- 1970-1985
- Collections - Artifact
Deka Topmates Bottle Caps, 1970-1985
- Diner Stool, 1925-1929 -
- 1925-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Diner Stool, 1925-1929
- "Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars: In Our Line We Lead the World," 1928 - The New Jersey-based Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars was one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, building hundreds of diners in numerous styles and giving many diner builders their start. This 1928 catalog features its new steel dining car, the "Monarch," along with its other models and advice to would-be operators.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
"Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars: In Our Line We Lead the World," 1928
The New Jersey-based Jerry O'Mahony Dining Cars was one of the leading diner manufacturers for decades, building hundreds of diners in numerous styles and giving many diner builders their start. This 1928 catalog features its new steel dining car, the "Monarch," along with its other models and advice to would-be operators.
- 1901 Riker Torpedo Race Car - Andrew Riker, an early believer in the electric car, designed this battery-powered racer in 1901. He ran it at Coney Island, New York, that November and, at 57.1 miles per hour, set a world speed record for electric cars. It was a triumph for electricity, but Riker soon lost faith. He joined Locomobile the next year and started designing gasoline-powered automobiles.
- 1901
- Collections - Artifact
1901 Riker Torpedo Race Car
Andrew Riker, an early believer in the electric car, designed this battery-powered racer in 1901. He ran it at Coney Island, New York, that November and, at 57.1 miles per hour, set a world speed record for electric cars. It was a triumph for electricity, but Riker soon lost faith. He joined Locomobile the next year and started designing gasoline-powered automobiles.
- Riker Electric Vehicles Sales Catalog, 1900 - The Riker Electric Vehicle Company, formed by inventor Andrew Riker, became known for producing electric touring cars and commercial trucks. This catalog from 1900 shows the company's line of electric vehicles. Riker later developed internal-combustion engines for the Locomobile Company of America.
- 1900
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Riker Electric Vehicles Sales Catalog, 1900
The Riker Electric Vehicle Company, formed by inventor Andrew Riker, became known for producing electric touring cars and commercial trucks. This catalog from 1900 shows the company's line of electric vehicles. Riker later developed internal-combustion engines for the Locomobile Company of America.
- Sure Grip Clothes Pins, circa 1945 - Before automatic clothes dryers came on the market after World War II, housewives hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards. Whether lightweight hosiery or heavy blankets, these Sure Grip clothespins promised to keep clean clothes and household linens from falling to the ground -- and perhaps having to be washed all over again.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Sure Grip Clothes Pins, circa 1945
Before automatic clothes dryers came on the market after World War II, housewives hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards. Whether lightweight hosiery or heavy blankets, these Sure Grip clothespins promised to keep clean clothes and household linens from falling to the ground -- and perhaps having to be washed all over again.
- Diehl Manufacturing Company Motor, 1888-1900 -
- 1888-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Diehl Manufacturing Company Motor, 1888-1900
- Sewing machine, 1908 -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing machine, 1908