Chambers Brothers and Company Records
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Chambers Brothers & Company
label: Former owner
content: Gouran, Inc.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Brickmaking
label: Topic
content: Building materials
label: Topic
content: Foundries
label: Topic
content: Iron
label: Topic
content: Machinists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Gouran, Incorporated, through President Clyde A. Cobb, April 24, 1974.
creator: label: Manufacturer
content: Chambers Brothers & Company
setName: label: See more items in
content: Chambers Brothers and Company Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the work of Chambers Brothers and Company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and manufacturers of brick-making machinery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Chambers Brothers and Company was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1857 and incorporated in 1888.  It manufactured various products including paper folding machines, board cutters, brick making machines, embossing presses, mashing machines, 
paper litters, sheet varnishing machines, and pulleys.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1867-1930, undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1530
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Bulletins
label: Type
content: Catalogs
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is processed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Bulletins
label: Genre/Form
content: Catalogs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Collection consists of the records of Chambers Brothers and Company. Materials include pamphlets, bulletins, catalogues, price lists, and a drawing room order book primarily relating to brick-making.  The materials are arranged in chronological order.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History


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Chambers Brothers Company, trade catalogue, 1800s,
Record Id:SILNMAHTL_10252

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Free Library of Philadelphia, Map Collection, 
Chambers Brothers & Company Machine Works & Foundry