Archive Entry
Hyatt Quiet Roller Bearings Catalog, 1916
Publication
1916 softcover, 97-page Hyatt Quiet Roller Bearings Company catalog.
From history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Hyatt_Roller_Bearing_Company : "Hyatt Roller Bearing Company was founded in 1892 by John Wesley Hyatt [NOTE: Hyatt was a Short Hills resident who also invented celluloid]. Hyatt eventually established itself as the key bearing supplier to companies providing General Motors with automobile components from axles to transmissions. William Durant, president of General Motors, sensing the importance of bringing critical parts suppliers in house, acquired Hyatt in 1916 for $13.5 million,,,"
2012.042.001
2012.042
1916
6-3/4 in
10 in