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Santa Claus Riding a Turret Lathe

Date: 1953
Description: Composite drawing of Santa Claus riding a Gisholt Machine Company lathe as a sleigh and holding a starred whip in hand to guide a team of eight flying rein...
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of an engineer wearing work clothes and introducing a Gisholt Machine Company turret lathe.
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"No Draft Press"

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Description: Cartoon drawing of a man standing in profile, sweating while working at a commercial pants pressing machine marked: "No Draft Press." He holds out a card t...
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Machine Part

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Description: Illustration of a machine part. On the left is a white dashed outline of a hammer hitting encased ball bearings at the end of a cylinder.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a man standing by machinery is cupping his ear and listening to the sound of the machine at work. A kitten is sitting inside the machin...
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Gisholt Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Balancing Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated balancing machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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"Have That Automation Expert See Me"

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It pictures a man holding a wrench in his hand is running on a treadmill attached to a machine with...
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Gisholt Advertising Art

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Black ink on white card, of three images in cartoon-style. The top image is of a group of men admiring a Gisholt Lathe, the middle image is of a man runnin...
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"Keep It Under Your Hat!"

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Description: Portrait of Sid wearing a top hat and with a cigar in his mouth. A bird is sticking its head out of the top of the hat. Machine parts and factory whistles ...
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Gisholt Brochure Dummy — Pages 2 and 3

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Description: Layout of pages 2 and 3 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite, yellow and black pastel, a...
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Gisholt Brochure Dummy — Pages 14 and 15

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Description: Layout of pages 14 and 15 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite and yellow and black past...
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Gisholt Brochure Dummy — Pages 28 and 29

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Description: Layout of pages 28 and 29 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite and yellow and black past...
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Gisholt Brochure Dummy — Pages 36 and 37

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Description: Layout of pages 36 and 37 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite and yellow and black past...
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Steam Ice Car

Date: 1859
Description: Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, the Lady Franklin operating on a frozen river. Male passengers and crew members are standing on t...

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