E. Remington & Sons

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FirmennameE. Remington & Sons
OrtssitzIlion (USA)
Art des UnternehmensWaffen- und Schreibmaschinenfabrik
Anmerkungen1874: PrĂ€sident, Sam'l. Remington; Leiter der Finanzen, E. Remington; SekretĂ€r, W. C. Squire. New York, 281 Broadway. ZweigbĂŒro: Louisville, Ky. Auch: "Remington Sewing Machine Co.", spĂ€ter: New York. Ab 1903 oder 1913: "Remington Typewriter Co." Auch: "Remington Rand Inc.", New York (s.d.). 1874: This is one of the largest works in the United States, manufacturing firearms for military and sporting purposes, gun materials, sewing machines, etc. The firm has filled large orders for the United States government, as well as those of foreign countries, and has always large orders ahead.
Quellenangaben[Dingwerth: Hist Schreibm (1993) 186] [Schramm: Herst.-Daten Schreibm (1962) 196] [Post: Antique Typewriters (1981) 83] www.kardex.com/update/history.htm [Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 88]




Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit Ereignis
1829 Remington kauft eine Farm at Ilion, wo der eine Fabrik nach eigenen PlÀnen errichtet.
1873 Christoper Sholes, der die erste praktisch verwendbare Schreibmaschine entwickelt hatte, interessiert die Firma fĂŒr deren Bau. Als Ergebnis wird 1873 die Remington Number 1 als erste kommerzielle Schreibmaschine eingefĂŒhrt.
1903 Annahme des Namens "Remington Typewriter Company" (oder 1913)
1927 Durch Zusammenschluß mit der "Rand Kardex Bureau, Inc." entsteht "Remington Rand Inc."




Produkte

Produkt ab Bem. bis Bem. Kommentar
Feuerwaffen 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] Vorgabe: firearms
Kanonen 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] Vorgabe: gun materials
NĂ€hmaschinen 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] 1874 [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] Vorgabe: sewing machines
Schreibmaschinen 1874 [Dingwerth: Hist Schreibm (1993)] 1874 [Dingwerth: Hist Schreibm (1993)]  




Betriebene Dampfmaschinen

Bezeichnung Bauzeit Hersteller
Dampfmaschine um 1868 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine um 1868 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine um 1868 unbekannt




Personal

Zeit gesamt Arbeiter Angest. Lehrl. Kommentar
1874 1000        




Firmen-Änderungen, ZusammenschĂŒsse, Teilungen, Beteiligungen


Zeit = 1: Zeitpunkt unbekannt

Zeit Bezug Abfolge andere Firma Kommentar
1 Ortswechsel danach Remington Rand Division, Sperry Rand Corp. Ilion --> New York
1927 Zusammenschluß, neuer Name danach Remington Rand, Inc. Remington + Rand Kardex Bureau = Remington Rand




Allgemeines

ZEIT1868
THEMAFirmenbeschreibung
TEXTAt Ilion, in Herkimer County, which is eighty-three miles west of Albany, is one of the largest private Gun manufactories in the United States, known as E. Remington & Sons' Armory, remarkable alike for its extent, and for its origin. The story of its origin has been told as follows : On Steel's Creek, about three miles from the site of the Armory, dwelt the father of the present proprietors, who, desiring a rifle-barrel for his own use, forged one, in 1816, with to other tools except such as an ordinary blacksmith's shop contains, and conveyed it to a gunmaker at Utica to have it fitted and completed. The gunmaker was much pleased with the skilful construction of the barrel, and Mr. Remington, perceiving the high estimation in which his workmanship was held, dexterously applied his knowledge to a profitable nse, and commenced the manufacture of gun-barrels; and not long after this incident, the banks of Steel's Creek blazed with the cheery fires of many forges, and the surrounding hills rang with the joyous music of the anvil. The old factory, however, was found to be too distant from the line of transit - then the Erie Canal - and in 1829 Mr. Remington purchased a farm at Ilion, upon a portion of which, on plans supplied by himself, the establishment is erected. For many years the business was limited to the fabrication of barrels, but having received a large contract from the United States Government for arms, the manufacture of Rifles and Carbines, including all their parts, was embarked in, and has since been very successfully prosecuted. Many of the most important improvements which now render the American firearm the most durable and effective in the world, have had their origin with this firm. They are accredited with having been the first to adopt steel as a material for the barrel of sporting guns, and we believe they now employ it exclusively in the manufacture of arms which they are making for the government service. For thirty years they have been patiently testing the steel of almost every manufacturer both in this country and abroad, and, by a long course of experiments, have ascertained which is the best adapted for the purpose. By the application of machinery to the manufacture of gun-locks, this firm has been largely instrumental in effecting a revolution in the trade in these locks. In England, whence nearly all the locks in use were formerly imported, they are made by hand; but in the Remington Armory every piece is made by machinery to a fixed and unvarying gauge, and the result is that not only are American Gun Locks cheaper than the foreign, but as each piece is uniform with every other of the same description, a great saving of labor is effected in putting them together. Not long since, at the Arsenal at Bridesburg, Penn., 20.000 of Maynard's Priming Locks, of Remington's make, were fitted to old musket barrels, which had been rifled, and as Major Hagner, the Superintendent, has certified, with an economy of labor that was a marked advantage. The result which usually attends an unwavering determination to produce nothing but good mechanism, combined with a genius for improvement and invention, is illustrated in the growth, progress, and present extent of this establishment. The Armory occupies two acres of ground, and the buildings, some of them four stories in height, have a frontage of 400 feet. Within the last two years large additions have been made not only to the structure, but especially to its resources in machinery Both steam and water power are employed in driving the machinery. Several steam engines are used upon the premises, the largest of which is of one hundred and fifty- horse power, a second of fifty horse power, and a third of twenty-five horse power, with other smaller engines. Overshot, breast, and several Turbine wheels are also employed. Each process has its appropriate apartment - the aggregate comprising the welding and forging room, the lock and limb finishing room, the barrel room, the stocking room, the machine shop, the polishing room, and inspecting room; and each presents a scene of constant and interesting activity. From 600 to 700 men are employed in these works. This firm have also a branch of their Armory at Utica, N. Y., employing about 200 men in the manufacture of their Army Revolver. The capacity of Messrs. Remington's establishment for the manufacture of firearms amounts at present to 150 Rifles and 500 Revolvers per day of the various kinds, which in the course of a year would be nearly 50.000 stand of arms, and upward of 150.000 revolvers. It is therefore, at the present time, one of the nation's resources on which the Government can rely with confidence for weapons with which to defend its existence and annihilate its foes.
QUELLE[Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 260]