Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Document; Resolution: 600 dpi
Name/Title
Appleton Electric Company Advertisement Collection
Entry/Object ID
2014.24.11
Scope and Content
Collection of pieces of laminated advertising and tradeshow material from Appleton Electric Co. The first piece of material (2014.24.11.A) is entitled 'Auto Reelite The Only Reel Spotlight' and it shows a red and white illustration of a car with a woman in it and a man working on its tires and a large driving light that's situated right above the vehicle. The measurements are 6.375 x 7.625. The second (2014.24.11.B) shows a driving light and it has the inscriptions, 'Spotlight. Trouble Light Portable Light' and 'Auto Reelite Reg. U.S. Pat. Off The Only Reel Spotlight' written in black letters. The measurements are 3.5 x 4.75. The third (2014.24.11.C) is from Feb. 1922 and the front shows an automobile and gives information about Raulang Automobile Bodies while the back shows the main headquarters of the Appleton Electric Company in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood and gives information about the company and their products. The measurements are 10.625 x 8.25. The fourth (2014.24.11.D) is from Jul. 1924 and written in Spanish, giving information about various products from Appleton Electric Co. in Chicago and United States Rubber Export Co. Ltd. in New York, N .Y. The measurements are 10.875 x 7.625. The fifth (2014.24.11.E) is from Mar. 1919 and it gives information about Appleton Electric Co. and their conduit fittings and Brascolite Luminous Unit Co. in St. Louis, Mo. and their lights. The measurements are 10.875 x 7.625. The sixth (2014.24.11.F) is from May 1923 and it gives information about Appleton Electric Co. and their 'Unilets' for conduit installations and the Brascolite Co. in St. Louis, Mo., a division of the St. Louis Brass Manufacturing Co. and their lights. The measurements are 11 x 7.375. The seventh (2014.24.11.G) is from Jul. 1923 and it tells about Appleton Electric Co. and their 'Unilets' for conduit installations and the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company in Pittsburgh, Pa. and their Monax Globes which are used in lighting. The measurements are 10.75 x 7.375. The eighth (2014.24.11.H gives information about Appleton Electric Co.'s seal fittings for hazardous locations and it's 11 x 8.5. The ninth (2014.24.11.I) gives information about Appleton Electric Co.'s line of McCable Connectors for non-hazardous and hazardous conditions. The measurements are 11 x 8.5. The 10th. (2014.24.11.J shows one of Appleton Electric Co.'s Contender Series Control Stations and gives information about the device. The measurements are 11 x 8.5. The 11th. (2014.24.11.K) shows four of Appleton Electric Co.'s Groundskeeper T.M. Outlet Boxes and gives information about the product and the various sub-types within the category. The measurements are 11 x 8.5. The 12th. (2014.24.11.L) shows one of Appleton Electric Co.'s factory-sealed panelboards and gives information about the product and the various sub-types within the category. The 13th. (2014.24.11.M) shows four types of Appleton Electric Co.'s Code Master Jr. T.M. Factory sealed fixtures that are explosion-proof and dust ignition-proof and gives information about the product in general. The measurements are 11 x 8.5.
