Guide to the Mackintosh-Hemphill Company Records, 1905-1934 AIS.1964.36a

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Mackintosh-Hemphill Company Records
Creator
Mackintosh-Hemphill Company
Collection Number
AIS.1964.36a
Extent
1.125 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Date
1905-1934
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Mackintosh-Hemphill Company for the years 1905-1934. The Mackintosh-Hemphill Company manufactured industrial machinery such as: rolling mills, engines, and heavy steel castings. Records of Mackintosh-Hemphill include accounting reports, manuals, publications, and blueprints of products.
Language
English .
Author
Dominic LaCava. The finding aid was created as part of the encoding process by Andy Newman in December, 2003.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

History

The Mackintosh-Hemphill Company began as the Pittsburgh Foundry in 1803, and produced cast iron cooking utensils, pressing irons, stoves, grates for pioneers and cannons. In 1830, the Pittsburgh Foundry merged with the Jackson Foundry and the Eagle Foundry and became Kingsland, Lightner Cuddy which was located on Fifth and Smithfield Streets. In 1852 the company moved to Pittsburgh's South Side between Ninth and Tenth Streets. In 1864 the company's name was changed to A. Garrison and Company. The foundry expanded into 12th and Etna Streets along the Allegheny River in what is now Pittsburgh's Strip District. The primary products produced by the foundry were engines, locomotives, boats and shot for rifles.

In 1859, James Hemphill, Dr. W. W. Mackintosh and N. F. Hart formed a partnership which later became the Mackintosh-Hemphill Company. In 1922, Mackintosh-Hemphill Company merged with the Pittsburgh Iron and Steel Foundries Company, the A. Garrison Foundry Company, and the Woodward Machine Company of Wooster, Ohio. The company's main products were industrial machinery and steel products for industry. In 1955, the E. W. Bliss Company of Canton, Ohio, purchased Mackintosh-Hemphill and in 1968, the company became part of Gulf and Western Industries.

Scope and Content Notes

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.

Access Restricitions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

These records were a gift of Charles Peterson, July 3, 1964.

Preferred Citation

Mackintosh-Hemphill Company Records, 1905-1934, AIS.1964.36a, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Previous Citation

Mackintosh-Hemphill Company Records, 1905-1934, AIS.1964.36a, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Mackintosh-Hemphill Company, 1905-1934, Records, ca. 1905-1934, AIS 64:36a

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Andy Newman in December, 2003.

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Mackintosh-Hemphill Company

    Geographic Names

    • Manufactures -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

    Genres

    • Business records

    Other Subjects

    • Business and Industry
    • Industrial equipment industry -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Machinery industry -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Rolling-mill machinery -- Manufactures
    • Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Iron industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

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