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Rennselaer Iron Works
| Firmenname | Rennselaer Iron Works |
| Ortssitz | Troy (N.Y.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Eisenwerk |
| Anmerkungen | - |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 254] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1846 |
Errichtung des Werks durch die "Troy Rolling Mill Company" |
| 1853 |
Umorganisation durch den Eigentümer, die "Rennselaer Iron Company" |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Are another of the prominent iron manufacturing establishments located in the sixth ward of the city of Troy. They are situated on the banks of the Hudson River, and comprise a main building 430 feet in length by 150 in width, with machine and blacksmiths' shop, etc., adjacent. There are 14 puddling furnaces and 13 heating furnaces, which together consume about 10.000 tons of bituminous and 15.000 tons of anthracite coal per annum. About 6000 tons of pig iron and 14.000 tons of old rails are annually used in these works and converted into railroad bars and merchant iron, which are the principal products. A machine for finishing locomotive tires is run in connection with the rail mill. The machinery is propelled by an upright low-pressure engine of 365 horse power. The works were originally erected by the Troy Rolling Mill Company in 1846, and were reorganized by the present proprietors, the Rennselaer Iron Company, in 1853. The Hon. John A. Griswold, now a Representative in Congress from the Troy district, is President of the Company, and George Babcock, Esq., Superintendent. About 450 men are employed in the works. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 254] |
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