Westinghouse Machine News magazine
Creation: 1919 DecemberAbstract
The Westinghouse Machine Company manufactured gas and steam engines, turbines and mechanical stokers. This is one sixteen-page copy of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company magazine from the South Philadelphia plant.
Dates
- Creation: 1919 December
Creator
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physcial Description
1 item (magazine) : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 in.
Historical Note
The Westinghouse Machine Company manufactured gas and steam engines, turbines and mechanical stokers. The company began in 1880, and the first contract to build a turbine dates to 1896. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Steam Division had plants located in Lester and Essington in eastern Pennsylvania, south of Philadelphia. On November 11, 1919, E. M. Herr, the President of the company, announced, "In future the Works of the Company located in the towns of Essington and Lester, Pa., will be known officially as the 'South Philadelphia Works.' Please instruct the members of your force accordingly." In 1945 the company's name was changed to Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Scope and Content
This is one sixteen-page copy of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company magazine from the South Philadelphia plant.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
General Note
This is a single issue. Hagley Museum and Library does not have any other issues.
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Westinghouse Machine News magazine
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
