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Campbell & Thayer
| Firmenname | Campbell & Thayer |
| Ortssitz | New York (N.Y.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Öllmühle |
| Anmerkungen | Bezeichnet als Linseed Oil Works |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 194] |
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Ereignis |
| 1853 |
Gründung durch George W. Campbell und George A. Thayer |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Are probably the largest in the United States. They are located in Brooklyn, and cover an area of about thirty thousand square feet of ground. The machinery is propelled by an engine of two hundred horse power, and has a capacity for producing from five to six thousand gallons of Oil per day. This firm was established in 1853 by its present members, George W. Campbell and George A. Thayer, who have been associated together for fourteen years without change or interruption. They import most of the seed they consume direct from the East Indies, and their agents abroad are instructed to give particular attention to its purity, upcn which the quality of the oil produced, especially for decorative painting, so much depends. It is unfortunately the case that much of the seed that comes to the American market is intermixed with that of other oleaginous plants that have grown up with the flax, and which does not possess the same drying character as the latter, and consequently the product is seriously impaired. American seed is also used by this firm when it can be obtained in quality that will accord with their rigid standard. Besides these, John Jewett & Sons have a Linseed Oil Manufactory in connection with their White Lead Works at Port Richmond, on Staten Island. The main building is of brick, one hundred and thirty feet long by thirty-six feet wide, and three stories high. The present capacity of the Works is about twelve hundred gallons of Linseed Oil a day, but with the new machinery now being introduced, this will be probably doubled. Robert Colgate & Co., as before stated, have a Linseed Oil Mill in connection with their White Lead Manufactory in Brooklyn. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 194] |
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