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A2002-1

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Machinery Department, Seattle. Interior view of machine shop. (filed with Argentum)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A2003-1

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, machinery department. View of machines with belts and pullys. (filed with Argentum)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A-2004

ca. 1926. A piece of machinery manufactured by the Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, Washington. (WSHS)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A-2006

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Co. Machinery Dept., Seattle, Wa. (WSHS)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A2007-1

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, machinery department. View of machine shop with three men in suits. (filed with Argentum)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A21011-20

Pacific Iron and Steel Works, Joseph E. Lansburg, 1602 Canal St. (now Portland Ave.) Manufacturing plant interior. Machinery stands ready in a spacious workshop. Large windows line the wall at one side.


Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Iron & Steel Works (Tacoma);

A21011-22

Pacific Iron and Steel Works, Joseph E. Lansburg, 1602 Canal St. (now Portland Ave.) Manufacturing plant interior. Wheels connected to each other lie on a track to facilitate movement of materials throughout the machine shop.


Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Iron & Steel Works (Tacoma);

A25048-1

Western Machine Works designed and built automatic labor saving machinery. They were owned and operated by Frank Schmidtz. View of machinery built by Western Machine Works.


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Western Machine Works (Tacoma);

A25402-2

I. W. Johnson Engineering were well known specialists in the designing and building of sawmill machinery. In 1938 they designed and built the innovative sawdust making machine. View of sawmill designed, built and manufactured at the I. W. Johnson plant.


Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Engineering models; Equipment; Saws; I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma);

A29986-7

Globe Machine Company manufactured modern machines for Western Washington. Jesse Bamford was the President and Calvin D. Bamford was the Secretary-Treasurer of the company. View of machinery designed and manufactured by Globe.


Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

A30702-2

Globe Machine Company was working with Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company to develop a log barker. The log barker would remove the bark using compression and shearing action, leaving the log free from bark without cutting into the outer sapwood. The machine would have rotating wheels that would guide the logs through and the de-barking was taking place. With this new machine, average de-barking time for an 8 foot long, 40 inch diameter log would be: one and three quarter minutes long. Interior view of plant with de-barking machine (T. Times, 12/15/47, p. 10).


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Woodcutting--Tacoma; Logs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

A33943-2

Truck hauling large machine, designed and manufactured by I. W. Johnson Engineering Company. The machine is possibly a wood chipping machine or a log debarking machine, Northwest Machine Works building in background. I. W. Johnson machines could be found in the lumber mills and plants throughout Tacoma and other Pacific Northwest towns and cities, the machines were custom built to fit your company's needs.


Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engineering--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Northwest Machine Works (Tacoma);

A34615-1

In August of 1948, an unidentified employee of the I.W. Johnson Engineering Company, 601 East 11th Street, was photographed standing next to a new ban resaw built by the company. For approximately 40 years the I.W. Johnson Engineering Company designed and built sawmill equipment and machinery for any size business in the lumber industry. Under Irvin W. Johnson, the company had a long successful history of working with the leading lumber companies of Tacoma. Mr. Johnson died in 1973 at the age of 92; he had lived in Tacoma for over 40 years.


Machinery; Equipment; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Engineering--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma);

A36769-1

Northwest Syndicate Inc. was an electrical equipment manufacturing company located at 1321 A Street in downtown Tacoma. George F. Russell was the company's President and Julius W. Mann was the Vice-President. View of men looking at a 15 foot long by 5 foot high machine at Northwest Syndicate Inc. facilities; photo ordered by B. F. Goodrich Company in Seattle, Washington.


Machinery; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Northwest Syndicate, Inc. (Tacoma);

A42562-4

Shartle Brothers Machinery. A specialized form seen from one side, the form decreases in size from the top to a cylinder at the lower edge of the floor. Pulleys are seen on the left and a hose is connected to the form on the right.


Machinery;

A43897-1

New plant,Titus Manufacturing Company, Center & Lawrence, Leon Titus. Rows of rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines are awaiting shipment. A workman is loading one on a cart with an overhead winch. Tools, parts and supplies are shown in the factory area in the background.


Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

A43897-3

New plant, Titus Manufacturing Company, Center & Lawrence, Leon Titus. A bird's-eye view of work area and different work stations. Men are working with machines, tools, supplies and parts in factory area.


Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

A45588-2

Dravis Engineering and Machine Works was formerly Hicks-Bull Machine Company, Incorporated; the company was originall established in 1912. Dravis had licensed mechanical engineers and specialized in engineering, surveying, marine and general machinery manufacturing and repairs. The Dravis Company was owned by Frederick and Virginia Dravis; they were located at 1101-07 Dock Street. View of unidentified man demonstrating the use of a newly manufactured machine.


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Dravis Engineering & Machine Works (Tacoma);

A47851-1

New machinery, TAM Engineering Corporation. Interior of Ford engine rebuilding shop. Workman measures cylinder bore of Ford "flathead" V8 engine block attached to a honing machine during rebuilding.


Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma);

A47851-3

This photograph from February, 1950, shows part of the engine rebuilding shop at TAM Engineering Corp, 3033 So. Lawrence St. Four workmen are assembling and bench testing rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines. The TAM plant was the most modern Ford Authorized engine rebuilding plant in the Pacific Northwest. By 1950, they had already rebuilt over 50,000 engines and small parts for dealers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. TAM Engineering Corp. was acquired by the Oklahoma City-based firm, Autocraft Industries, in 1995. (TNT 2-14-1950, A-4) TPL-8482


Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma);

A57535-1

Engine room of Bright Star. Ordered by Dravis Engineering & Machine Works, Mr. Thomas. The Dravis Company was owned by Frederick and Virginia Dravis; they were located at 1101-07 Dock Street.


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Dravis Engineering & Machine Works (Tacoma); Engine rooms--Tacoma;

A58079-3

A front-on view of a hydraulic press manufactured by Washington Steel & Welding Company. The company advertised their work as welding and steel fabricating, steel ship building, and steel tanks. Their president was A.E. McIntosh. R.B VanDeMark served as secretary-treasurer. They were located at 701 East D Street.


Machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; Washington Steel & Welding Co. (Tacoma);

A58772-2

Studio set-up of hydraulic shear testing machine. Ordered by Globe Machine, Mr. Sutton. Globe Machine manufactured veneer, plywood and woodworking machinery. They were located at 301 East 11th Street. Calvin D. Bamford was president, Stuart Bryan was vice president, secretary and treasurer for the company at this time.


Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

A60747-2

View of taping machine manufactured by Globe Machine; photograph ordered by Earl Sutton. Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. were manufacturers of veneer, plywood and woodworking machinery. The company was located at 301 East 11th Street. According to the 1951 City Directory, Calvin D. Bamford was listed as Secretary-Treasurer of the firm. He was listed as president by the time of the 1953 City Directory. The firm was listed in the City Directory from 1929 to 1988.


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Bamford, Calvin D.;

A64433-2

A glue machine manufactured by Globe Machine. Its dimensions are 12' x 6' x 2'.


Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

A66237-2

ca. 1952. Unidentified machinery for Western Machine Works, 666 E. 11th St. Western Machine Works was owned by Frank Schmitz. The back of the machinery has been draped in white for the studio to shoot a close up of the machinery for a layout.


Machinery; Western Machine Works (Tacoma);

A66702-1

Views of the plant at Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. Hudson Machinery were dealers in machinery located at Townsend at Minneapolis, Tacoma Tideflats. Frank C. Hamprecht was president and Walter E. Liggett was secretary-treasurer. This warehouse has belts hanging from the ceiling, machines in orderly rows and bins of parts to the left of the picture.


Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. (Tacoma); Warehouses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Machinery Industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A66702-3

Views of the plant at Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. Hudson Machinery were dealers in machinery located at Townsend at Minneapolis, Tacoma Tideflats. Frank C. Hamprecht was president and Walter E. Liggett was secretary-treasurer. A unidentified man poses beside shelves filled with parts and a center cabinet filled with drill rods.


Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. (Tacoma); Warehouses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Machinery Industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

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