MECHANICAL MODELS

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THE NEUflRK MUSEUM LIBRARY

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MECHANICAL MODELS

Given to the Newark Museum

by Louis Bamberger and Exhibited

May-October, 1930

MECHANICAL MODELS

A Series of Working Models

on the

Art and Science of Mechanics

The Newark MuseumNewark, N. J.

1930

THE NEWARK MUSEUM

Officers, 1930

Wallace M. Scudder, PresidentArthur F. Egner, Vice-PresidentLouis Bamberger, Vice-PresidentJ. H. Bacheller, Vice-President

Louis Bamberger, TreasurerBeatrice Winser, Secretary and Director

Alice W. Kendall, Assistant Secretaryand Assistant Director

NOTEIn the spring of 1928 a pamphlet telling of an

exhibit of working mechanical models to be seenin New York in the Boys' Department of adepartment store, came to Mr. Dana's atten-tion. The maker of the exhibition, Mr. W. M.Clark, was interviewed and asked to lend theexhibit to the Museum, but it was found it wouldcost several hundred dollars for transportationand installation, and the exhibit was given up.

More than a year later Mr. Louis Bambergertalked with Mr. Dana about this same exhibitof Mechanical Models and Mr. Dana told Mr.Bamberger of his desire to show this exhibit inthe Museum. Mr. Bamberger then decided topresent these models, appropriately mountedand labeled, to the Museum.

The exhibit consists of ten sections, each meas-uring 5 feet G inches by 5 feet 8 inches, andweighing from 47.5 to 550 pounds apiece. Ineach section are sixteen small panels 1534 inchessquare, each containing one or more movements.The sections are mounted on legs 16 inches highand are provided with covers both back andfront so arranged that they can be handled ex-actly like a piano. The exhibit can be set up ortaken down in a few hours. Each individualpanel is connected electrically so that the visitormay set things in motion by pressing a button.The Museum plans to lend the exhibit undercertain conditions, to museums and other insti-tutions which are equipped to set it up with thecare required and to transport it.

Mr. W. M. (lark of South Orange is the in-ventor and maker of the Mechanical Exhibit.

From his early youth Mr. Clark has been in-terested in machines and has always had a greatdesire to visualize the science of mechanics.His work of twenty years or more in perfectingthe exhibit was inspired by a wish to give toinventors and to all who deal in machine tech-nique a short cut to their various ends. Thefirst exhibit made by Mr. Clark is now in theMuseum of the Peaceful Arts in New York City.The second set is a gift to the Xewark Museumby Mr. Louis Bamberger.

Miss Virginia Downward, Head of the ScienceDepartment, aided by Mr. Clark, wrote thelabels which present the story of each move-ment to the visitor.

This exhibit will be of tremendous interest notonly to a city like Xewark with its many indus-tries, but to the State as well.

In connection with this exhibition the PublicLibrary has an alcove of books, pamphlets andperiodicals devoted to the subject.

BKATKICE WIXSEK.June 8, 1930.

CONTEXTS

Description of Sections I—X tt

(Glossary of Terms 07

Some of the Hooks Consulted 7S

Pattern Making and Iron Casting 7.5

Exhibit of Pattern Making 7(>Double ( irooved PulleyCam Wheel

Exhibit of Iron Casting SODouble ( irooved Pullev and Cam Wheel