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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Standard Tool (Leominster, Mass.) |
| Title: | Standard Tool Records |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1940-1969 |
| Quantity: | 5.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | This collection contains drawings of comb designs created for different companies; publications; and photographic prints and negatives of molds, machinery, factory interiors and building exteriors. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Lionel B. Kavanaugh (1889-1991) and Robert Stowell founded Standard Tool in Leominster, Mass, in 1911. The company made molds and presses for injection molding.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Standard Tool Records contains drawings of comb designs created for different companies; publications; and photographic prints and negatives of molds, machinery, factory interiors and building exteriors.
Arrangement of the Collection
Arranged into series by format and chronologically within. The photographs and negatives are arranged numerically by the numbers appearing on them.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has numerous holdings in the areas of plastics and industrial design. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Subject Headings
Persons
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Standard Tool Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Plastics Center and Museum, 11/06/2008. Originally, photographs and publications gift of Abraham Brangrazi, 1989; remainder from unknown source.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: DGI/MM
Date: 2006
Revision history: Feb 2009 - converted to EAD;
20 April 2011 - added material and updated finding aid (CEG)
Inventory
| Drawings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Comb 1940-1950 - bound volume of technical drawings of comb molds for different molding companies (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Machinery undated (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | People 1981 - photo of Lionel Kavanaugh | ||||||||||
| Prints of machinary and equipment 1945-1969 | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Unnumbered | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | #61-157 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | #158-307 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | #309-428 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Unnumbered | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | #71-436 | ||||||||||
| Negatives of machinary and equipment 1945-1969 | |||||||||||
| Box 8 | #61-152 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | #153-245 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | #246-313 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | #314-380 | ||||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Company 1955-1956, 1959, undated - employee newsletters, brochures and technical booklets related to Standard Tool, Detroit Mold Engineering Co., and Guy Harvey; Industry magazine | ||||||||||