Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected]http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Guide to Nordberg Manufacturing Company Collection NMAH.AC.0975 Alison Oswald 2017
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Archives Center, National Museum of American HistoryP.O. Box 37012Suite 1100, MRC 601Washington, D.C. [email protected]://americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Acquisition InformationImmediate source of acquisition unknown.
Ownership and Custodial HistoryTransferred from Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center, 2006.
Separated MaterialsThe Division of Work and Industry holds related Nordberg Manufacturing Company objects thatinclude a builders plate and calipers. See Accession #1984.0243.
Related Materials at the National Museum of American HistoryDivision of Work and Industry
The Division holds a photograph of the Nordberg diesel type oil engine at the Central StationBurro Mountain Copper Company Power House. Related artifacts include a builders plate andcalipers. See Accession #: 1984.0243
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Trade Literature Collection
The libraries hold trade literature relating to Nordberg Manufacturing Company, Chain BeltCompany, Rexnord, Inc.
Michigan Technological University, J.R. VanPelt and Opie Library
Nordberg Manufacturing Company Engineering Blueprints Collection, circa 1890-circa 1946
220.0 cubic ft.
Blueprints, circa 1890-circa 1946, of the Nordberg Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Includes blueprints of valve engines, pumps, hoists, compressors, and similarequipment, much of which was used by mining companies in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library and Archives
Nordberg Manufacturing Company photographs, circa 1910-1970s
182 photographs and 4.0. c.f. of negatives (10 archives boxes).
Photographs and negatives, circa 1910-1970s, related to the Nordberg ManufacturingCompany of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Images include views of heavy machinery used in themanufacture of mine hoisting engines and aerial views of the manufacturing company. Thecollection also includes an album of photographs made in the manufacturing plant of thecompany of Corliss and Poppett valve steam engines.
Processing InformationCollection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2017.
Preferred CitationNordberg Manufacturing Company Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of AmericanHistory.
Terms Governing Use and ReproductionCollection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guaranteesconcerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Centercost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
AccrualsAdditional collection materials donated in 1979 by Rexnord, Inc., through D. Taylor, president;in 1984 by Rexnord, Inc., through Richard R. Bains, manager, Communications and Training;and in 1995, drawings for the Lakeview Pumping Station in Chicago by Frank Bieberdick.
Historical
The Nordberg Manufacturing Company, founded in 1890 by Bruno V. Nordberg, manufactured steamengines (later diesel engines) and precision built heavy machinery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The companylater added Poppet valve steam engines, oil engines, railway track maintenance machinery, crushers,machinery for processing ore, mine hoists, blowing engines, condensers, steam pumping engines, andCorliss engines for every type of power service. Nordberg was a leading manufacturer of marine dieselengines and supplied engines for many of the American merchant marine ships.
In 1895, the company elected Jacob Friend as its first president. From 1912-1924, Bruno Nordbergserved as president, and in 1924, Robert Friend, son of Jacob Friend, became president. The companypurchased the Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company of St. Louis in 1946, merging two of thelargest diesel engine manufacturers.
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the company's photo and negative archives; miscellaneous trade publications;G. Turnwald notebooks; technical memoranda; trade literature; operating manuals; parts books; Nordbergcompany history; machinery proposals; order books; time records; Chain Belt Company catalogs; andblueprints used in the shops.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into ten series.
Series 1: Background Materials, 1912-1957
Series 2: Catalogs/Bulletins, 1891-1972
Series 3: Sales/Order Materials, 1891-1971
Series 4: Advertising Materials, 1911-1955
Series 5: Operating Manuals and Instructions, 1917-1964
Series 6: Technical Memorandum, 1919-1969
Series 7: Turnwald Notebooks, 1928-1942
Series 8: Trade Literature, 1912-1974
Series 9, Photographs, undated
Series 10: Drawings, 1884-1979
Names and Subject Terms
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms:
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Series 3: Sales/Order Materials, 1891-10-01-1971The order information (#1-20,000) consists of documents (previously trifolded) detailing orders for enginesby compnaies and organizations. The materials are arranged roughly by order number and includespecifications, dimensions, type of engine, and date ordered.
Order Books, 1891-10-01-1945-12-17
Box 6, Folder 2 Chain Belt Company, 1891-10-01-1892-12
Box 7, Folder 2 Order Numbers (1-10000), 1895-1897
Box 7, Folder 3 Order Numbers (10000-14000), 1899-1902
Box 7, Folder 4 Order Numbers (14000-15500), 1900
Box 8, Folder 1 Order Numbers (15500-17000)
Box 8, Folder 2 Order Numbers (17000-18000)
Box 8, Folder 3 Order Numbers (18000-18700)
Box 8, Folder 4 Order Numbers (18700-19500)
Box 8, Folder 5 Order Numbers (19500-20000)
Box 9, Folder 1 Company data book (includes operational procedures), 1968-1971
Box 9, Folder 2 Sales book, 1906-1913
Box 9, Folder 3 Prices, 1962-1971
Box 9, Folder 4 Testimonials about Nordberg equipment, 1926-1927
Box 10, Folder 1 Testimonials about Nordberg equipment, 1934-1937
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Series 4: Advertising, 1911-1955This series consists of bound volumes of advertisements, newspaper clippings, articles, and publicityphotographs about Nordberg Manufacturing. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Box 52, Item 1 Scrapbook of R.W. Bayerlein, 1926-1948
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Series 7: Turnwald Notebooks, 1928-06-1942-05Wolfgang Turnwald, a German mechanical engineer, was hired by Nordberg Manufacturing Company torefine the design of the uni-flow steam engine. The notebooks contain documentaion about experimentsand other tests.
Box 14, Folder 2 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 1, 1928-06
Box 14, Folder 3 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 2, 1929-01
Box 14, Folder 4 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 3, 1930-10-21
Box 14, Folder 5 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 5, 1934-08
Box 14, Folder 6 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 6, 1937
Box 14, Folder 7 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 7, 1939-11
Box 14, Folder 8 W. Turnwald notebook, volume 8, 1942-05
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Series 8: Trade Literature Nordberg Manufacturing Company CollectionNMAH.AC.0975
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Box 19, Folder 6 Articles, 1926-1932
Box 19, Folder 7 Articles, 1934-1943
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Series 9: Photographs Nordberg Manufacturing Company CollectionNMAH.AC.0975
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Series 9: Photographs, undatedThis series contain approximately 26,000 primarily black-and-white prints arranged into groups, #1-#75. Not all groups are represented. Missing are groups #5, #6, #25, #26, #30, #40, #43, #50, #57, and#59. Each grouping defines a specific type of equipment produced by Nordberg. For example, Group#13 contains photographs for compressors and Group #45 contains soak wheels. While most of thephotographs are undated, there are images from the early 1940s.
The photographs are primarily images of engines and other equipment manufactured by Nordberg, butalso included are exterior views of plant buildings, shop floor views, employees working and/or operatingequipment, and vessels such as the USS Electra and USS Bellatrix. Images of women working in thefactory, the Red Cross blood donors, and the men's basball and women's softball teams can be found inGroup #47.
An index, arranged numerically, provides identifying information. Many of the photographs have a numberon the front (lower right) and reverse of the photograph (at the top and in pencil).
The photographs were taken by Kuhli Photo Service of Milwaukee and Jos. Brown, scenic andcommercial photographer of Milwaukee, for Nordberg Manufacturing Company.
Subseries 9.1: Photographs, undated
Box 20, Folder 1 Indices for prints and glass plate negatives, undated
Box 20, Folder 2 Numerical index, undated
Box 20, Folder 3-5 Index by group number, undated
Box 20, Folder 6 Prints and negatives made from decomposing negatives, undated
Box 21, Folder 1 Group 1, engines, simple Corliss, undated
Box 21, Folder 2 Group 2, engines, tandem and compound Corliss, undated
The lantern slides depict diesel engines, Busch-Sulzer works, Nordberg engines, assembly shops, andinstallations. Some of the lantern slides are numbered and captioned, and several are broken. The slideswere distributed by A.S. Aloe Company and Parker Bros. Optical Company of St. Louis.
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Series 10: Drawings, 1884-1979This series consists of blueprints for various Nordberg engines and other equipment purchased by othercompanies. The drawings are arranged in numerical order, presumably by job number and are referredto as "bunches." The bunches of drawings relate to specific companies and installations of Nordbergequipment. For example, job 21178 is for a blowing engine for the Baltimore and Ohio Company, and job32148, a hoist for the U.S. Treasury Department.
The drawings range in size from 10" x 24" to 32" x 72" or larger. Some drawings are folded.