There are over 300 product and service categories in Tom's 1938 Register. They are listed below, along with the number of entries in each category. The service categories, such as Storage & Reshipment, may not actually produce goods, but they still serve as sources and destinations for railroad traffic.
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Category 10 Abrasives 3 Adhesives 4 Advertising Materials 11 Aircraft 7 Aircraft, Military 2 Aircraft Equipment 6 Aircraft Parts 5 Aluminum & Aluminum Alloy 2 Antimony 2 Automobile Accessories 6 Automobile Bodies 33 Automobile Parts 36 Automobiles 3 Baby Food 2 Bags 3 Bags, Cloth 9 Bags, Paper 8 Baked Goods 2 Barrels 4 Batteries 2 Beekeeping Equipment 19 Beer 2 Bells 2 Boiler Equipment 4 Boilers 14 Bottles 2 Boxes 1 Boxes, Cigar 9 Boxes, Paper 7 Boxes, Wood 30 Brick & Tile 3 Broomcorn 2 Buggies 4 Buildings 1 Cadmium 4 Candles 17 Candy 2 Cannery Equipment 7 Cans 6 Carbon Black 2 Carnival Equipment 10 Carpet & Rug 5 Caskets 5 Cellulose 38 Cement 9 Cereals 23 Cheese 68 Chemicals 3 Chewing Gum 5 Chillers 2 Chocolate 10 Clay 1 Clock Parts 7 Clocks 27 Clothing 2 Clothing, Children's 9 Clothing, Men's 11 Clothing, Women's 67 Coal & Coke 6 Coffee, Tea, & Spices 9 Construction Equipment 2 Conveyor Systems 5 Copper & Copper Alloy 3 Copper & Copper Alloy, Cast 12 Copper & Copper Alloy, Crude 7 Copper & Copper Alloy, Finished 2 Copper & Copper Alloy Products 13 Cordage 19 Cotton 4 Cotton Gin Equipment 2 Cracker Jack 3 Cranes & Hoists 42 Dairy 15 Dairy, Canned 4 Dairy, Dried 2 Dairy, Frozen 4 Dairy, Malted 2 Dairy Equipment 2 Dental Equipment & Supplies 3 Dentifrices 2 Dessert Mixes 5 Doors 2 Dyestuffs 8 Eggs 2 Eggs, Canned 1 Eggs, Pheasant 1 Eggs, Turkey 2 Electric Eyes 8 Electric Motors 9 Electrical Apparatus 11 Electrical Supplies 3 Elevators 16 Engines 14 Factory Equipment 7 Factory Supplies 45 Farm Equipment 3 Farm Equipment Parts 5 Farm Supplies 15 Fertilizer 1 Fibre 2 Fibre, Flax 8 Fibre, Man-made 10 Fibre, Wood 2 Filtering Material 10 Fire Brick 1 Fireworks 4 Fish 40 Flour & Meal 17 Food Ingredients 5 Food Processing Equipment 8 Food Processing Supplies 19 Fruit, Canned 9 Fruit, Dried 36 Fruit, Fresh 14 Fruit, Fresh, Berries 26 Fruit, Fresh, Citrus 34 Fruit, Fresh, Orchard 2 Fruit, Frozen 9 Fruit Juice 4 Fullers Earth 2 Furnaces 27 Furniture 3 Gases 7 General Merchandise 6 Generators 11 Glass 2 Glass, Plate 2 Glass, Structural 3 Glass, Window 13 Gold & Silver 36 Grain 2 Grave Markers 1 Grease 17 Greenhouse & Nursery 11 Greenhouse & Nursery, Cut 37 Greenhouse & Nursery, Live 7 Guns & Ammunition 12 Handtools 21 Hardware 3 Heating Equipment 24 Home Appliances 9 Honey 27 Household Supplies 20 Housewares 7 Ice 7 Insulation 17 Interior Decorating 1 Laundering Equipment 3 Lawn Mowers 10 Lead 14 Leather & Hides 4 Lime 20 Linens & Blankets 20 Livestock Feed 53 Livestock Raisers 38 Livestock Sales 2 Livestock Service 5 Lotions & Cosmetics 62 Lumber 9 Lumber, Hardwood 12 Lumber, Plywood & Veneer 16 Machine Tools 3 Machinists' Tools 4 Magnesium & Magnesium Alloy 2 Magnets 1 Mail Chutes 5 Meat, Canned 52 Meat, Fresh 6 Mechanical Parts 7 Medical Equipment & Supplies 4 Mine & Quarry Equipment 15 Mine & Quarry Supplies 34 Minerals 1 Molybdenum 10 Monuments 10 Motor Truck & Bus Parts 15 Motor Trucks & Buses 2 Motorcycles 5 Mushrooms 11 Musical Instruments 7 Naval Stores 1 Nickel & Nickel Alloy 25 Nonmetallic Materials 3 Noodles 21 Nuts, Bulk 2 Nuts, Canned 3 Nuts, Packaged 2 Nuts, Tung 15 Office Equipment 8 Office Furniture 22 Office Supplies 16 Oils 16 Oils, Edible 1 Optics 2 Optics, Corrective 1 Ore 3 Ore, Aluminum 16 Ore, Copper 4 Ore, Gold 32 Ore, Iron 5 Ore, Lead 2 Ore, Mercury 3 Ore, Silver 1 Ore, Titanium 2 Ore, Tungsten 1 Ore, Vanadium 5 Ore, Zinc 5 Padding Materials 7 Paint 25 Paper 8 Paper, Kraft 9 Paper, Newsprint 11 Paper, Printing 5 Paper, Specialty 1 Pet Food 51 Petroleum Products 3 Petroleum Storage 22 Pharmaceuticals 1 Photographic Equipment 2 Photographic Supplies 17 Pickles & Condiments 4 Pigments 1 Pipes 19 Plaster & Wallboard 15 Plumbing 3 Plumbing Fixtures 24 Pottery 1 Poultry 11 Poultry, Dressed 24 Poultry, Live 4 Poultry Feed 4 Precision Instruments 12 Printing 11 Printing, Book 12 Printing, Magazine 5 Printing, Newspaper 4 Printing, Special 5 Printing Equipment 5 Printing Supplies 1 Prison Equipment 12 Pumps & Compressors 3 Radios & Phonographs 11 Railway Cars 17 Railway Equipment 8 Railway Locomotives 4 Restaurant Equipment 9 Roadbuilding Material 13 Roofing Materials 4 Saddles & Tack 12 Salt 7 Salt, Table 10 Sand & Gravel 2 Sawmill Equipment 3 Seafood 20 Seafood, Canned 2 Seafood, Dried 22 Seafood, Fresh 2 Seafood, Frozen 1 Seafood, Live 32 Seed 3 Sewing Machines 15 Sewing Notions 4 Ship & Boat Parts 32 Ships & Boats 4 Ships & Boats, Military 1 Shoemaking Equipment 8 Shoemaking Supplies 18 Shoes & Boots 6 Small Animals 4 Snowplows 8 Soap 5 Soap, Facial 4 Soap, Household 2 Soap, Industrial 5 Soft Drinks 4 Soup, Canned 13 Spirits 1 Sponges 23 Sporting Goods 6 Starch 1 Steam Packings 27 Steel & Iron 11 Steel & Iron, Cast & Forged 11 Steel & Iron, Finished 3 Steel & Iron, Plate 16 Steel & Iron, Sheet & Rolled 5 Steel & Iron, Structural 12 Steel & Iron, Tool & Alloy 14 Steel & Iron, Wire 6 Stone, Crushed 5 Stone, Finished, Granite 4 Stone, Finished, Limestone 10 Stone, Finished, Marble 1 Stone, Finished, Sandstone 1 Stone, Finished, Soapstone 19 Stone, Rough, Granite 4 Stone, Rough, Limestone 7 Stone, Rough, Marble 1 Stone, Rough, Sandstone 52 Storage & Reshipment 59 Sugar & Syrup 2 Tanks 8 Telephone Equipment 7 Textile Equipment 68 Textiles 9 Textiles, Coarse 11 Textiles, Fine 10 Textiles, Printed 10 Textiles, Special 10 Textiles, Upholstery & Drape 23 Thread & Yarn 10 Tinplate 11 Tires 7 Tobacco, Chewing 13 Tobacco, Smoking 15 Tobacco Leaf 21 Toys & Novelties 2 Trailers 3 Trailers, Auto 2 Trailers, Truck 2 Transformers 2 Tungsten 2 Turbines 9 Utility 70 Vegetables, Canned 51 Vegetables, Fresh 26 Vegetables, Fresh, Root 3 Vegetables, Frozen 4 Ventilation Equipment 5 Veterinary Supplies 1 Voting Machines 2 Watches 5 Water 4 Weighing Equipment 3 Well Equipment 4 Well Equipment, Oil 7 Windows & Screens 12 Wine 19 Wooden Products 3 Woodworking Equipment 18 Wool 8 Zinc 2 Zinc, Sheet
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