Disposor Corporation album
Creation: circa 1930sAbstract
The Disposor Corporation was the sales agent for the General Fan Corporation of New York City in the 1930s. This collection consists of fourteen photographs of the General Fan Corporation's various mechanical products (ventilation and cooling units) on display at exhibits or installed in businesses, including a ship and restaurants. The album was put together by the Disposor Corporation for sales purposes.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930s
Creator
- Disposor Corporation (Organization)
- Baker, Eric J. (Photographer, Person)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 album : black leather, with gold lettering on cover. 14 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. on linen backing. The photographs have been unbound for preservation. Album cover has been retained with the collection. Six photographs are missing from the album.
Historical Note
The Disposor Corporation was the sales agent for the General Fan Corporation of New York City in the 1930s. The Disposor Corporation was incorporated on July 17, 1933. It is a foreign business coroporation with headquarters in New York, New York. Ernst Glantzberg (?-1936) was the President of General Fan Corporation which manufactured the Typhoon fan and other significant heating, ventilating and cooling units.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of fourteen photographs of various mechanical units (ventilating and cooling) on display at exhibits or installed in businesses, including a ship and restaurants. These images were put together by Disposor Corporation into a sales album. The album also includes images of various styles of grilles that the General Fan Corporation offered and three charts of various product specifications and prices.
Existence and Location of Copies
View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This item is available for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Disposor Corporation album
- Author:
- Laurie Rizzo
- Date:
- 2013
- 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
