Issued with Bulletin No. 30 Arnold-Creager and "Martin" mold sanders, sand dryers, winding drums, clay cars, evelators, belt conveyors, 8 p. / published by Lancaster Iron Works, Lancaster, Pa., 1921.;
Issued with Bulletin No. 50 "Martin" steam pipe, rack brick dryers, cable conveyor systems, dry brick care systems, and kiln castings, 8 p. / published by Lancaster Iron Works, Lancaster, Pa.,1921.
Issued with Bulletin No. 60 Arnold-Creager brick machinery for the manufacture of brick, hollow tile, drain tile and roofing tile by the stiff-mud, wire cut process 12 p. / published by the Lancaster Iron Works, Lancaster, Pa.1921.
The Burnham handbook of engineering data : Assembled and compiled for use in connection with the installation of Burhnam boilers for steam, vapor and hot water heating, also for Hot -water supply
The Kentucky rifle; a study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work
Sketches of Franklin and Marshall Academy (Founded 1787) Published in the 140th year of the school on the 30th anniversary of the present principal, Edwin M. Hartman, A.M., Pd.D. [Illustrated by Helen M. Grose]
Hubley Manufacturing Company Catalogs and Newsletters
Description
This collection contains catalogs and price lists of the items made by the Hubley Manufacturing Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The primary products were toys and decorated repeating cap guns, rifles and holsters. The first miniature toys were made of cast iron; later, plastic became the prominent material. In its earlier years, the company made a line of "metal art goods," which included lamps, tables, bookends, doorstops and knockers.
Admin/Biographical History
"The Hubley Manufacturing Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one of the oldest and largest makers of toys in the United States, was founded in 1894 by John E. Hubley to manufacture equipment and accessories for electric trains. Financial difficulties forced Mr. Hubley to sell the entire stock in 1909. At this time the electric train business was discontinued and the cast iron toy business started. Among the first toys produced were a coal range, circus wagons and mechanical banks, all collector's items today.
Included in the 68,000 square feet of floor space in the Hubley plant were a die-cast room, warehouse, tool room, paint room and all the special assembly machinery. Besides making their cast iron toys, the company made castings for other companies in Lancaster which were without foundry equipment.
By 1940 increased freight costs and foreign competition forced the company to look for other materials. During World War II scarcity of metal forced the company out of the toy business and into war-related items. After the Korean conflict ended and regulations on metal were suspended, cast iron toy production resumed.
Following common manufacturing methods of the time, Hubley toys of the 1890s, and for a time thereafter, were cast in sand molds in two parts which were then riveted together to form the toy. All toys were designed by John Hubley, who had remained deeply interested in children's playthings since the time he first made his own children's wooden toys.
In 1936 Hubley started casting in multiple cavity steel dies. Die castings were broken off, trimmed, and tumbled in revolving cylindrical machines. They were then taken to the paint department where they were given baked enamel or lacquer, air-dried paint finishes in various colors. At one time, a dozen girls were employed in the paint department. Portions of the earlier toys were handpainted and some were dipped.
Each different toy was started on its own moving assembly line where parts were added, details sprayed on, oiling and inspection took place and the assembly completed. For example, a fire engine took shape on one line. It started as a red chassis. The rubber-tired wheels were added, followed by the spraying on of the radiator, bumpers and headlights. The driver was added, and the ladder, fire axes and other accessories followed. Near the end of the line, the toy was individually boxed and packed in a corrugated container. In 1949, due to union disputes, the foundry was closed. This was a difficult decision for the firm, since Hubley was one of the first companies to devote their entire factory to die casting.
The Hubley Company maintained a designing department where ideas were conceived and developed for model forms. Design engineers kept up-to-date on the models and style changes by attending automobile shows and studying advertisements. Their designs changed when the larger counterparts changed. After items were conceived and models developed, the toys were analyzed for pricing. The more play features a model had, the more expensive it was.
Hubley is now a division of Gabriel Industries, Inc. of New York City and is still making die-cast metal vehicles." 1
1 Bland, Ann S. "Automotive Cast Iron Toys." Old And Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace. http://www.oldandsold.com/articles/article184.shtml (accessed October 21, 2011)
Souvenir of the pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County to Windsor Forges (1742) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : September 2, 1921
The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers
A brief description of Indian life and Indian trade of the Susquehannock Indians. The tribe which inhabited what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A compilation of pen pictures by the earliest Europeans with whom they came in contact. Also giving a study of the exact location and period of occupation of their villages and fort stes based on the articles found in Indian graves here
The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Polk's official street directory, car line and information guide of Lancaster including ready reference map: giving description, location,number and intersection of each street, and the nearest car line to each number on the street, also key numbers for use with Polk's Ready Reference Map. Also routes of city and suburban car lines, list of public buildings, cemeteries, churches, fire department, libraries, parks,police department, post office, schools and other valuable information
Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops
compiled and privately printed for Bernard W. Doyle, president of the Viscoloid company, inc., in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the comb industry in Leominster, Massachusetts.
xiv, 158 p. incl. front., illus., ports. pl. 27 cm.
Notes
"Compiled, written and printed under direction of Perry Walton."
Contents
Antiquity of combs -- Establishment of the comb industry in America -- Growth of the comb industry in West Newbury -- The Noyes family : their relation to the comb industry -- Improvements in the manufacture of combs -- The Hills family and the comb industry in Leominster -- Comb-making in Clinton, Massachusetts, and other industrial centers -- Horn, tortoise shell, ivory and their substitutes -- The town of Leominster.
The Indian chiefs of Pennsylvania, or, A story of the part played by the American Indian in the history of Pennsylvania : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, and built around the outstanding chiefs
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia District : Elizabeth Kuhns, to the use of Frank. S. Everts and Silas E. Overdeer, Partners, Trading as Everts and Overdeed, appellants, vs. Conestoga Traction Company, Appellee - Brief of appellants - Appeal from judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, to June term , 1920, No. 87
Historic roadsides in New Jersey; a condensed description of the principal colonial and revolutionary landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the convenience of students and motorists. The society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey
Economy of old and Ambridge of today : historical outlines, embracing the settlement and life of Economy of old, together with the vast development in recent years of Ambridge and surroundings on this historic spot
Economy was the name of a settlement in western Pennsylvania of the Harmony Society in early 19th century . It was a religious communal society. The area later became the town of Ambridge.
"Compliments and Best Wishes of William W. Griest Republican Candidate for Congress Tenth Congressional District of Pennsylania Lancaster, Pa., October First, 1924".
Journals of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Lancaster : and resolutions in memorial to Honorable Henry Lightner Trout of the city of Lancaster
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District : January term 1925, No. 257 - Elizabeth Kuhns, to the use of Frank. S. Everts and Silas E. Overdeer, Partners, Trading as Everts and Overdeed, appellants, vs. Conestoga Traction Company, Appellee - Brief for appellee - Brief from judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, to June term , 1920, No. 87
The Twenty-eighth division, Pennsylvania's guard in the world war; forewards by the commanding generals. The history of the Keystone or Iron division in the world war. Also the history and traditions of the Pennsylvania national guard and its predecessor the Pennsylvania militia
