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	== Catalog Archive ==		== Catalog Archive ==

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'''Taylor Instrument Companies Catalogs & Price Lists'''
A historical archive of commercial catalogs, industrial bulletins, consumer handbooks, and price schedules issued by Taylor Instrument Companies and its Tycos subsidiaries. Essential reference material for dating instrume..."

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'''Taylor Instrument Companies Catalogs & Price Lists'''<br />
<span style="font-size: 0.95em; color: #4b5563;">A historical archive of commercial catalogs, industrial bulletins, consumer handbooks, and price schedules issued by Taylor Instrument Companies and its Tycos subsidiaries. Essential reference material for dating instruments, identifying model revisions, and tracing product lines.</span>
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== Featured Catalog ==

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[[1940 Taylor Instrument Catalog|Taylor Instruments: Catalog Part 5000 (1940 Edition)]]
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'''Year:''' 1940 • '''Pages:''' ~76 • '''Format:''' Embedded Interactive Reader • '''Includes:''' 1941 Price Schedule
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Comprehensive commercial catalog covering Taylor's industrial mercury-in-glass thermometers, temperature regulators, barometers, hydrometers, and laboratory testing equipment on the eve of World War II. Features full cutaway diagrams, bulb fittings, and ordering specifications.
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[[1940 Taylor Instrument Catalog|<span style="display: inline-block; background-color: #1a2b49; color: #ffffff; padding: 7px 16px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.88rem; text-decoration: none;">Open Interactive Reader →</span>]]
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== Catalog Archive ==

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! style="width: 10%; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;" | Year
! style="width: 32%; color: #ffffff;" | Title / Edition
! style="width: 26%; color: #ffffff;" | Product Scope / Focus
! style="width: 14%; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;" | Reader Type
! style="width: 18%; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;" | Access
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| style="text-align: center; font-weight: 600;" | 1940
| '''[[1940 Taylor Instrument Catalog|Catalog Part 5000]]'''
| Industrial thermometers, hydrometers, regulators & lab ware
| style="text-align: center;" | Internet Archive Reader
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1940 Taylor Instrument Catalog|'''View Catalog →''']]
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| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | ca. 1920s
| ''Tycos Barometers & Meteorological Instruments''
| Aneroid barometers, compasses, altimeters & weather guides
| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | Pending Scan
| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | ''In Archival Prep''
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| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | ca. 1950s
| ''Taylor Industrial Process Control Systems''
| Pneumatic controllers, Fulscope recorders & valves
| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | Pending Scan
| style="text-align: center; color: #64748b;" | ''In Archival Prep''
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== Researching Instruments by Catalog ==

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* '''Matching Model Numbers:''' Taylor catalog numbers often appeared stamped directly onto instrument scale plates or backings.
* '''Tycos vs. Taylor Branding:''' Catalogs printed before approximately 1932 prominently use the '''Tycos''' trade name, while post-1932 publications transition back to the parent '''Taylor''' banner.
* '''Looking for Patents & Inventions?''' Check the related [[Instruments]] documentation or browse our curated [[Bookmarks]] for links to historical patent databases.
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== Have a Catalog to Share? ==

Do you own an original Taylor or Tycos trade catalog, promotional pamphlet, or parts list? High-resolution scans or loan offers for archival scanning help expand this research index. Please start a discussion on the [https://gewame.com/forum/ forum] or contact a site administrator.

[[Category:Catalogs]]
[[Category:Research]]

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