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Dale Manufacturing Company
| Firmenname | Dale Manufacturing Company |
| Ortssitz | Paterson (N.J.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Seidenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | - |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 231] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1861 |
Die Änderung des Zolltarifs und andere Umstände machen die Einfuhr von Nähseide unwirtschaftlich, und die Firma engagiert sich in der Herstellung in Paterson in bescheidenem Umfange, indem sie die selben Qualitäten produziert, die sie vorher eingeführt hatte. |
| 1864 |
Eintragung. Die Hauptanteilseigner sind Mitglieder der Firma "Thomas N. Dale & Co.", der früher der führende Importeur von Nähseide und anderen Seiden in New York war. |
| 1864 |
Dale kauft 100 Stadtgrundstücke, 24 davon gegenüber dem Paterson Depot der Erie Railroad. Nach eigenem Entwurf wird eine Fabrik gebaut. |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Have recently erected at Paterson the largest Silk manufactory in this country, and, it is said, larger than any single establishment of the kind in Europe. The Company was incorporated in 1864, the principal stockholders being members of the firm of Thomas N. Dale & Co., who were formerly leading importers of Sewing and other Silks in New York city, and who were the first to engage in the sale of Tailor's Trimmings as a specialty in which they are yet the principal dealers, having branch houses in Paris, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati. In 1861, the change in the Tariff, and other circumstances, rendered the Importation of Sewing Silks unprofitable, and the firm engaged in the manufacture at Paterson, in a small way, producing the same qualities they had previously imported, and so successfully, that their facilities were soon inadequate to supply the demand. In 1864, therefore, Mr. Dale purchased one-hundred city lots, twenty-four of which were opposite the Paterson depot of the Erie Railroad, and from his own designs proceeded to erect a manufactory which should be a model for all others. The principal mill is two hundred and seventy-five feet in length, forty-eight feet wide, and four stories in height, with a centre projection one hundred feet in length, and auxiliary buildings, including a Dye-house and an Engine and Boiler house, a Blacksmith and Machine shop. The aggregate floor superficies is nearly seventy-five thousand square feet. To insure the requisite strength and prevent vibration by the action of the machinery, the walls are built twenty inches thick, of substantial masonry from the bottom to the top. The floors are double, the inside one of thick plank placed in the usual manner, the other of narrow boards laid diagonally, and the whole resting on joists fifteen by twelve inches. It is scarcely necessary to say that in a building erected so substantially there is no crack in the walls, nor is vibration by the motion of the machinery apparent. In the construction of the building every precaution possible has been taken to guard against damage to life and property from fire, there being a force pump of great capacity, with sufficient hose on each floor, to throw water to every part of the story; an extra stairway is provided to facilitate exit in case of sudden alarm, and Fire-proof vaults of large size have been built, in which the raw and manufactured Silks are deposited. A well has ateo been sunk underneath the building from which water for the boilers can be obtained should the ordinary supply fail from any unforeseen cause. There is also, throughout the building, ample ventilation and an abundance of light, which has a tendency to promote both the health and cheerfulness of the employes. The machinery is propelled by a Corliss engine of sixty-five horsepower, and includes ten thousand six hundred and ninety-two spindles, of which over eight thousand are spinning spindles. There are also thirty looms now in operation on braids and bindings, and it is proposed to increase the number to eighty, a large proportion being the Jacquard loom. When fully equipped, this factory will have the capacity of "throwing" fifteen hundred pounds of Silk per week, which, it is believed, is a greater capacity than that of any single mill in England. The capital of the Company is now $300.000, but it is proposed to increase it to a half million of dollars. All the stock is held by Thomas N. Dale, George Richmond, John R. Harris, and Joseph H. Brown, who are also members of the mercantile firm of Thomas K Dale & Co. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 231] |
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