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Overview of the Collection

History

Scope and Content

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Records, undated, 1912-1961

New England Steam Gauge Company Records

History

The Technical Equipment Company (TEC) had its general headquarters in New York City and a manufacturing plant in Niantic, Connecticut, by 1913. In the spring of 1913, TEC took over the gauge department of Utica Steam Gauge Company and the Libby Valve and Packing Company. By 1914, the company had become the New England Steam Gauge Company and had its base in Niantic. There are no company records in the collection dated after the early 1950s, although the will of George H. Clarke includes valuable company stock in 1961.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of the business records of the New England Steam Gauge Company and its predecessors. The original collection contained approximately 20 linear feet but was heavily weeded when acquired. Materials in the collection include correspondence, invoices, purchase orders, tax and financial records and suppliers' catalogues, all of which illustrate the role the company played in designing, manufacturing and supplying gauges for railroads, industry, university studies and individuals. Companies represented in the collection include American Brass Company, M.G. Melvin Company, Phospher Bronze Smelting Company, General Fire Extinguisher Company, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Taylor Instruments Company, Pennsylvania Lines, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and C.J. Tagliabue Manufacturing Company.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of Connecticut business records. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], New England Steam Gauge Company Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

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Detailed Description