Reuben N. Trane, Blank, [Plaster]
Dublin Core
Title
Reuben N. Trane, Blank, [Plaster]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Relief portrait blank with a pencil sketch of Reuben Trane on surface. The yellowish color is from the shellac used to seal the plaster. Text on the plaster is "Ruben N Trane 1886-1954 Engineer Inventor Leader".
Definition: inventor, manufacturer, business executive, b. La Crosse. He graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin (B.S., 1910), and from 1910 to 1913 worked as a sales engineer. In 1913 he helped to organize the Trane Co. in La Crosse, manufacturers of heating and ventilating equipment. Trane was president of this firm (1916-1951) and chairman of the board of directors (1951-1953). A holder of numerous patents for heating and ventilating, he was instrumental in developing convector-type heaters, aluminum aircraft radiators, the heating and ventilating equipment for ships, airplanes, and industrial plants, and mechanical-refrigeration equipment for railroad cars. Under his leadership, the firm became one of the largest manufacturers in La Crosse and eventually opened branches in Scranton, Pa., and Toronto, Canada. Who's Who in Amer., 27 (1952); F. L. Holmes, et al., eds., Wis. (5 vols., Chicago, 1946); La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 7, 1954.
Definition: inventor, manufacturer, business executive, b. La Crosse. He graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin (B.S., 1910), and from 1910 to 1913 worked as a sales engineer. In 1913 he helped to organize the Trane Co. in La Crosse, manufacturers of heating and ventilating equipment. Trane was president of this firm (1916-1951) and chairman of the board of directors (1951-1953). A holder of numerous patents for heating and ventilating, he was instrumental in developing convector-type heaters, aluminum aircraft radiators, the heating and ventilating equipment for ships, airplanes, and industrial plants, and mechanical-refrigeration equipment for railroad cars. Under his leadership, the firm became one of the largest manufacturers in La Crosse and eventually opened branches in Scranton, Pa., and Toronto, Canada. Who's Who in Amer., 27 (1952); F. L. Holmes, et al., eds., Wis. (5 vols., Chicago, 1946); La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 7, 1954.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
N/A
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Relief (Sculpture)
Relief (Sculpture)
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
37" x 31"
Materials
Plaster
Catalog Number
1999.098
Object Location
Storage Room A - K3
Provenance
10/25/1999 gifted to MFSM
October 2007 Moved to Collection Storage Room A from barn on Michigan Ave.
October 2007 Moved to Collection Storage Room A from barn on Michigan Ave.
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Reuben N. Trane, Blank, [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5365.