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Kellyville Works, D. & C. Kelly
| Firmenname | Kellyville Works, D. & C. Kelly |
| Ortssitz | West Philadelphia (USA) |
| Ortsteil | Kellyville |
| Straße | Baltimore Turnpike |
| Art des Unternehmens | Textilfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | [Hexamer] mit dem Zusatz "Kellyville Works". Lage: Baltimore Turnpike (Südwest-Ecke; Darby Creek). Stellt 1868 Woll- und Baumwollgewebe her. Um 1873 Herstellung von Baumwollwaren. Maschinen (1873): 9068 Spindeln, 5 Paar Selfaktoren, 40 Throstle-Gestelle, 277 Webstühle, 39 Karden. Dampf- und Wasserkraft (2 Wasserräder). |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 59+542] [Hexamer General Surveys, Plates 661+662 (1873)] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1808 |
Dennis Kelly beginnt mit der Herstellung von Wollwaren. |
| 1812 |
Dennis Kelly versorgt die Regierung mit verschiedenen nützlichen Geweben. |
| 1821 |
Charles Kelly zieht in dieses Land. |
| 1827 |
Charles Kelly beginnt mit der Produktion. |
| 1845 |
Erbaut |
| 07.03.1856 |
Zerstörung der Fabrik durch Feuer. Sie wird größer wieder aufgebaut. |
| 1864 |
Tod von Dennis Kelly. Er war vielleicht der älteste Hersteller im Staat Pennsylvania. |
| 1864 |
Tod von Charles Kelly, dem Gründer der Fabrik in Kellyville. |
| 1872 |
Bau des Stalls und Lagerhauses |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Baumwollgarn |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
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| Baumwollgewebe |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
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| Wollgarn |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
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| Wollgewebe |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
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| Zeit |
Objekt |
Anz. |
Betriebsteil |
Hersteller |
Kennwert |
Wert |
[...] |
Beschreibung |
Verwendung |
| 1873 |
Dampfkessel |
5 |
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unbekannt |
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| Zeit |
gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
Kommentar |
| 1873 |
300 |
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1/3 Männer und Jungen, 2/3 Mädchen |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Located on the Darby Creek and West Chester Railroad, at Kellyville, near West Philadelphia, must complete the complement of the Representative Manufactories of Textile Fabrics in which Philadelphia abounds. The Kelly family has been identified with the manufacturing interests of the city from the beginning of this century. As early as 1808, Mr. Dennis Kelly, the grandfather of the present proprietors, was engaged in the manufacture of woollen goods, and during the war of 1812 supplied the government with various useful fabrics. At the time of his death, in 1864, he was probably the oldest manufacturer in the State of Pennsylvania. The factory at Kellyville was founded by the father of the present proprietors, Mr. Charles Kelly, whose decease, in 1864, was lamented by a wide circle of friends. Distinguished for his affability and courtesy no less than for his practical skill, he was one of the representative men whose fame is, as it deserves to be, gratefully cherished. He emigrated to this country in 1821, and in 1827 engaged in manufacturing, in a structure forty-five feet by eighty-one, five stories in height - to which additions were subsequently made, and around which numerous dwellings were erected, constituting the nucleus of a thriving village, now known as Kellyville. The original buildings were destroyed by fire, March 7th, 1856; but on their ruins a much larger and more substantial building has been erected. The main edifice of the present buildings has a front of fifty feet, is two hundred and thirty-one feet long, five stories in height, and is divided by a stone wall extending three feet above the roof. This divides the building into two separate parts, in one of which the carding and spinning are performed, and in the other the weaving, etc. The rooms communicate by means of iron doors. The first floor contains woollen machinery; the second floor is the cotton carding room; the third floor is the spinning room, where the warps are manufactured; the fourth floor contains self-acting mules for spinning, filling, etc.; and the fifth floor contains warping mills, etc. On the weaving side, the first four floors contain the looms, and in the upper story the beaming, twisting, etc., is done. There are about ten thousand spindles altogether in the factory, and three hundred looms. The space in and around the factory contains one hundred thousand square feet. Every thing in the manufacture of the goods is performed at the mill, from the cotton and wool in the bale until the cloth is produced ready for the market. The machinery of the whole is propelled in part by a steam-engine of one hundred and fifty horse-power, and by two water-wheels of a hundred-horse power; making the aggregate force equal to two hundred and fifty horse-power. Steam can be thrown into every room in the building, at a moment's notice, in case of fire; and as a further protection, the fifth floor has water-tanks extending its entire length, two hundred and thirty-one feet, which are constantly kept filled with water by means of a force-pump attached to the engine - with a supply Of hose, within and without the building - that is capable of throwing several thousand gallons of water per minute. The consumption of cotton in these mills is about forty bales weekly, and of wool about twenty bales. The average number of hands employed is three hundred and seventy, of whom two thirds are females. The aggregate production amounts to three millions of yards of cloth annually, consisting of a large variety of staple articles, such as jeans, denims, Canton flannels, and the well-known "Kellyville Tickings." |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 59+542] |
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