By Thomas Berry
Title: The American Cement Machine Company, 1918-1930 and n. d.
Predominant Dates:1918-1930
ID: 1/101/1640
Primary Creator: American Cement Machine Company, The
Extent: 0.05 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Records are arranged by publication date, as estimated from the publication numbers.
Date Acquired: 09/22/2000
Subjects: American Cement Machine, Backfill board, Backfiller, Boss, Calumet Construction Company, Charlotte Paving Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Concrete cart, Concrete mixer, Diaphragm pump, Dry batch paver, Dump box, Dunn & McCarthy Company, Elkhart Bridge Company, End dump box, Fairview, Kentucky, Ford, Gas engine, Grouter, Hoist, Hudson Concrete Company, Ideal, Illinois Steel Bridge Company, Jefferson Davis Monument, Keokuk, Iowa, Keokuk Quarry & Construction, Le Roi, Libby Company, Lincoln Highway, Mandt, Material elevator, Merrill Road Improvement Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota post office, Novo, Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Structural Steel Company, Orton & Steinbrenner, O’Reilly Construction Company, Portable concrete mixer, Saint Cecilia Cathedral, Stationary concrete mixer, Steam engine, Stewart-Warner, Traction Paver, Transit mixer
Forms of Material: Brochure, Catalog, Mailer, Sales literature
Languages: English
American Cement Machine
Backfill board
Backfiller
Boss
Calumet Construction Company
Charlotte Paving Company
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Concrete cart
Concrete mixer
Diaphragm pump
Dry batch paver
Dump box
Dunn & McCarthy Company
Elkhart Bridge Company
End dump box
Fairview, Kentucky
Ford
Gas engine
Grouter
Hoist
Hudson Concrete Company
Ideal
Illinois Steel Bridge Company
Jefferson Davis Monument
Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk Quarry & Construction
Le Roi
Libby Company
Lincoln Highway
Mandt
Material elevator
Merrill Road Improvement Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota post office
Novo
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Structural Steel Company
Orton & Steinbrenner
O’Reilly Construction Company
Portable concrete mixer
Saint Cecilia Cathedral
Stationary concrete mixer
Steam engine
Stewart-Warner
Traction Paver
Transit mixer
Repository: Historical Construction Equipment Association
Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this collection.
Physical Access Note: Most records in this collection are in poor physical condition.
Acquisition Method: This is an artificial collection comprised of records from multiple accessions. Initial records in this collection were acquired in the Judd Griffith Collection, Accession 2000-0113 (received Sep 22 2000).
American Cement Machine sales literature: Catalog and spec sheet discusses Boss High-Speed portable concrete mixer and stationary concrete mixer, Lincoln Highway two bag Traction Paver dry batch paver, grout mixer; hoist; backfiller (a traveling winch that drew a backfill board to the ditch and was powered by pulling itself along a cable staked along the trench); material elevator; diaphragm pump; and concrete cart.
Includes illustrations of Novo and Ideal Engine Company gas engine and Orton & Steinbrenner steam engine, and photograph of mixers and/or pavers used by Libby Company, Brown & Hall, Cline & Boelens, Keokuk Quarry & Construction, Charlotte Paving Company, Omaha Structural Steel Company, O’Reilly Construction Company, Merrill Road Improvement Company, Charles J. Wacker, Electro Metals Company, Robert S. Rathburn, G. R. Gregg, Elkhart Bridge Company, Dunn & McCarthy Company, Hudson Concrete Company, Illinois Steel Bridge Company, Calumet Construction Company; T. A. Graham (transporting mixer in a truck); Hoggson Brothers; Connor Brothers; A. B. Ballard;
Additional photos show construction of Minneapolis, Minnesota post office, Saint Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska; Chattanooga, Tennessee city hall; Jefferson Davis Monument, Fairview, Kentucky; and Stewart-Warner Building, Chicago, Illinois. 44 pages, soiled.
