Marlin-Rockwell Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was awarded a contract by the US Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in June 1917 to produce 5,000 Barlow-type aerial bombs. The order was increased to 28,000 by April 1918 before being canceled in June 1918 after 9,000 were produced due to production delays because of modifications needed with the firing mechanism. The company was also awarded a contract to produce Mark II type demolition bombs in December 1917 and produced more than 36,000 by November 1918. The company also produced a large number of aircraft machine guns under various contracts for the US Army Air Service during World War I.

NASM.1991.0090

Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 1991. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2021.

Marlin-Rockwell Corporation

1918

National Museum of American History, Transfer, 1991, NASM.1991.0090

0.13 Cubic feet (1 flat box)

This collection is in English.

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Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Collection is in original order.

This photograph album contains twenty-one 8 by 10 inch black and white photographs of the Aerial Bomb Division of Marlin-Rockwell Corporation taken in 1918. The photographs show the following: exterior views of the buildings; interior views showing both men and women working and shipping the bombs; and close-up views of the different aerial bombs and parts produced by the company. The last photograph in the album shows employees at a Liberty Bonds assembly.

Photograph albums

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Aerial Bomb Division, Marlin-Rockwell Corporation Photograph Album, NASM.1991.0090, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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