Object Details
- Creator
- Timken Roller Bearing Company
- Pauly, Frank G.
- United States. Bureau of Mines
- Place
- Canton (Ohio)
- Ohio
- Topic
- Transportation
- Railroads -- Rolling-stock
- Locomotives
- Roller bearings
- Steel alloys
- Railroads -- Cars -- Bearings
- Bearings (Machinery)
- Railroad equipment industry
- Railroads -- Equipment and supplies
- Mining equipment
- Mine railroads
- Locomotive industry
- Friction
- Provenance
- This collection was donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, on September 25, 1990, by Frank G. Pauly. Mr. Pauly had been employed as a Sales Engineer in Timken's Railroad Division, working out of the Chicago Sales Office, which was closed in 1966.
- Creator
- Timken Roller Bearing Company
- Pauly, Frank G.
- United States. Bureau of Mines
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- Timken Roller Bearing Company Collection
- Biographical / Historical
- The Timken Roller Bearing Co., of Canton, Ohio, produced its first tapered roller bearings in the 1890s. The bearings were first used in horse drawn vehicles and later in automobiles. As automobiles improved in design, power, and endurance, Timken made improvements in its bearings to compensate. The company soon realized that the only way to ensure quality in its product was through the production of its own special alloy steel. It organized the Timken Steel & Tube Company to supply both itself and other manufacturers with high grade steel. In the late 1920s, the company entered the railroad equipment supply market with special tapered bearings for use in locomotives. Timken continued to supply components for use in the railroad rolling stock, automotive, and other manufacturing industries. It set high standards for such products, both in engineering and materials quality.
- The Timken Roller Bearing Co., Canton, Ohio, produced its first tapered roller bearings in the 1890s. The bearings were first used in horse-drawn vehicles and later in automobiles. As automobiles improved in design, power, and endurance, Timken made improvements in its bearings to compensate. The company soon realized that the only way to ensure quality in its product was through the production of its own special alloy steel. It organized the Timken Steel & Tube Company to supply itself and other manufacturers with high-grade steel. In the late 1920s, the company entered the railroad equipment supply market with special tapered bearings for locomotives.
- Extent
- 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1925-1957
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0380
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Technical reports
- Articles
- Pamphlets
- Professional papers
- Citation
- Timken Roller Bearing Company Collection, 1925-1927, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Processing Information
- Processed by Don Darroch, volunteer, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, 1990.
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Technical reports
- Articles -- 20th century
- Pamphlets
- Professional papers
- Scope and Contents
- Primarily technical papers by Timken engineers, presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers concern the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. Also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products, and a 1925 U.S. Bureau of Mines study of friction in mine-car wheels.
- The material in this collection primarily consists of technical papers written by Timken engineers which were presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers all deal with the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. In addition to professional papers, there are also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products. A 1925 U.S. Bureau of Mines study of friction in mine car wheels is also included.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510168291-1503510168294-0
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