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Research and Development Records

National Museum of American History

Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0844_ref519
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e1604c06-34dc-4a76-b152-5678d0c06e81
Collection Creator
Johnson, Victor S., Sr., 1882-1943
Johnson, Victor, Jr., 1906-
Aladdin Industries, Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).
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Aladdin Industries, Inc. Records
Date
1910-1976
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0844, Series 5
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Aladdin Industries, Inc. Records, 1889-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Scope and Contents
Research and Development Records are divided into four subseries: notebooks, meeting minutes, drawings for thermoses, and new product suggestions. The notebooks, 1927-1937, contain detailed notes, drawings, diagrams, tests, formulas, and calculations for a variety of research projects. The notebook from 1930-1931, deals with research on insulating substances; the Crossley notebook, 1935-1937, documents auto receivers and antennas. The notebooks appear to have been used in a laboratory setting and are dated. The meeting minutes, 1966-1969, are interoffice memos notifying members of the Research and Development Department of meetings and agenda items. The drawings of thermoses, 1939-1951, are approximately 11" x 17" or smaller and depict the small and wide mouth plastic insulated bottle. There is a drawing for a plastic insulated flask, and one for an electrical adapter for a kerosene lamp. Some drawings are in color and are annotated. The new product suggestion files, 1950-1959, consist of correspondence from individuals offering new inventions or improvements for Aladdin products. Some of the correspondence contains drawings and full disclosure statements for the invention. Suggestions for vacuum bottles (#150001-#850045) include photographs. Responses from Aladdin are attached and stamped with a number from #01001 to #910010. The correspondence was given to the Sales and Production group to evaluate for manufacture and distribution worthiness.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but the oversize map folders are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.0844_ref519
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e1604c06-34dc-4a76-b152-5678d0c06e81
NMAH.AC.0844
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503510448300-1503510448398-7

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