Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

RAILROAD PATTERN BOOK,
NOVEMBER 1905

Collection #
BV 2596

Table of Contents

 Collection Information
Scope and Content note
Cataloging Information

Processed by
Charles Latham
30 January 1991

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 volume

 COLLECTION DATE:

November 1905

 PROVENANCE:

Children's Museum, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis IN 46205, ca. 1986

 RESTRICTIONS:

None

 COPYRIGHT:

Held by Indiana Historical Society

 ALTERNATE FORMATS:

None

ACCESSION NUMBER:

1991.0185x

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 This volume, labelled "Pattern Book November 1905," contains pencilled and inked entries with the numbers and descriptions of patterns for various engine parts.

 An index on the first page gives the following categories:
"Cast Iron Nos. 7 to 127
Malleable Nos. 167
Cast Steel Nos. 175
Miscellaneous 157 7-67
Blacksmith and Boiler Dept. 87-95
Machine Shop 87-95
General Engine Dept. Mixed 95-107"

 Under "Classified Eng. Dept.", parts are listed for a given class of locomotive, e.g.
"9 and 10 class, 1150 to 1200...
200 class, 1300 to 1400..."

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

  1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

 

END