Records of Mackintosh-Hemphill Company, 1905-1934.

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Records of Mackintosh-Hemphill Company, 1905-1934.

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This collection contains the records of the Mackintosh-Hemphill Company for the years 1905-1934. The many products and processes of the company are depicted in blueprints. This collection also contains accounting reports, company publications, manuals, and fact books. There are two accounting reports for 1923, a publication for 1909, an 1897 company catalogue, and The Wabbler for 1927-1928, along with other company publications. Series I includes administrative files and company publications. The 1923 accounting reports of G.S. Macrum and J.E. Fawell show how the company functioned. Series II consists of Mackintosh-Hemphill blueprints from 1905-1934. The blueprints are of the products and the processes used to manufacture them. Series III is made up of three worker manuals and two sets of blueprints. The worker manuals were published by Mackintosh-Hemphill and explain the steps of various processes, such as, machinery lubrication, pipe straightening, and steel rolling.

0.9 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

University of Pittsburgh

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Mackintosh-Hemphill Company

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In 1859 James Hemphill, W. S. Mackintosh, and W. N. Hart entered into a partnership to purchase a machine shop at the corner of 12th Street and Pike Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their products included steam engines. They subsequently incorporated as Mackintosh-Hemphill Company, Ltd. In 1878 the company purchased the adjoining Fort Pitt Foundry and refitted it for the manufacture of rolling mills for iron and steel makers, including the Bessemer Works in the Homestead section of Pittsburg...