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De Laval Separator Company Brochures

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-050

Scope and Content

The collection contains a letter and broadside advertisement for De Laval Cream Separators, addressed to Mr. S. D. Stokes of Roanoke, Virginia. The brochure includes images of various models and information about separators. The letter is dated February 2, 1925. The collection also includes a pamphlet "The De Laval Cream Separator 'No. 10'."

Dates

  • 1925, n.d.

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the De Laval Separator Company Brochures must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Biographical Note

Karl Gustaf Patrik De Laval, founder of the De Laval Separator Company, was a Swedish inventor born in Dalarna, Sweden on May 9, 1845. De Laval patented the centrifugal dairy separator in 1878. In 1888, the AB Separator Company was founded, renamed to De Laval. De Laval died February 2, 1913.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains a letter and broadside advertisement for De Laval Cream Separators, addressed to Mr. S. D. Stokes of Roanoke, Virginia, dated February 2, 1925, as well as a pamphlet for "The De Laval Cream Separator 'No. 10'."

Acquisition Information

One De Laval Separator Company Brochures was purchased by Special Collections in April 2013. An additonal pamphlet was purchased in 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the De Laval Separator Company Brochure was completed in August 2013. The additional pamphlet received in 2014 was added to the collection in July 2017.

Title
De Laval Separator Company Brochures, 1925, n.d.
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Date
© 2013 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308