Trade catalogs from Pako Corp.

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Object Details

Variant company name
Pako, founded in 1910 and incorporated in 1912, designed, manufactured and sold processing equipment for the medical x-ray, graphic arts and photographic (photo finishing) industries. Founder Glen M. Dye , a photographer, invented the first motor-driven photo printing machine. The company changed its name to Pakor in 1992 and now supplies parts for Pako machines as well as making digital photo processing kiosks for retail outlets (see http://www.pako.com/history.html)
Company Name
Pako Corp.
Related companies
Pakor Inc.
1900s
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_27539
Type of material
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Notes content
Rock-n-roll barrel finisher, and barrels. Copy of July-August 1955 issue of Pako Corporations's newletter "Pakodoper" ; it celebrates 45 years of film processing. Two circa 1980 brochures for x-ray film processors ; circa 1953 flyer for Pako Mesurflo (water flow regulator) ; full-color brochure about the company and 1980 letter from Pako employee Emory K. Bergeson to Smithsonian Medical Sciences curator Nan Knight. Undated booklet for standard photographic equipment ; flyer announcing modifications for Pako GFM-1042 Senior Filmachine ; circa 1953 flyer for Pako Extension Leg group for photo copy dryers and the Pako belt drive; circa 1955 brochure for Pakomatic Printer Model 45 ; undated price sheet for Pako parts packages ; flyer announcing extended buying plan for Pako products ; circa 1953 brochure for Pako chemical handling equipment ; three 1961 bulletins for film cutters and slide mounters ; two 1961 price sheets for Pako color film processing equipment ; three 1960 brochures announcing black and white processing, chemical handling and color processing equipment ; 1960 bulletins for Pakopak Proser and Dryer Models 1 and 2 and Hansen Universal Roll film processing system ; 1960 price sheet ; 1957 flyer for various film dryers ; 1954 booklet featuring Pako's complete line ; Feb.-March 1954 issue of "Pakodoper" ; two price sheets from 1953 ; form from Pako Planning Service which helped film processing companies set up and lay out their facilities ; 1948 brochure for Pako Drycab film drying cabinet...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes
Trade catalog, price lists and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description
37 pieces; 1 box
Place
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Location
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic (Romaine term)
Chemicals and chemical products
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies
Nuclear materials and technologies
Photographic equipment and supplies
Topic
Cameras
Chemicals
Medical instruments and apparatus industry
Nuclear energy
Nuclear engineering -- Instruments
Nuclear industry
Nuclear power plants
Photographic industry
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry
Language
English
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_27539
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0