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Thomas Rowe & Sons
| Firmenname | Thomas Rowe & Sons |
| Ortssitz | Brooklyn (New York) |
| Straße | Marshall Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Ölmühle |
| Anmerkungen | Lage auf einem Gelände, das von East River, Marshall, John und Plymouth streets begrenzt wird. |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 194] |
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Ereignis |
| 1834 |
Thomas Rowe, der Firmengründer, beginnt als Eisengießer. |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Is located in Brooklyn, and covers about one acre of ground, bounded by the East River, Marshall, John, and Plymouth streets. In connection therewith is a pier, extending into the river nearly three hundred feet, which was built by themselves for the convenience of the works. The machinery is propelled by an engine of one hundred and twenty-five horse power, and has a capacity for producing about four thousand gallons of Linseed Oil per day. Mr. Thomas Rowe, the founder of this firm, is probably the oldest manufacturer now actively engaged in the business. He commenced life as a merchant, but embarked in iron founding in 1834. While thus engaged, he became interested in experiments as to the adaptability of the screw, lever and toggle-joint power for the pressing of oleaginous seeds and other substances, which resulted in the construction of a novel Hydraulic Press for the same purposes, and its success induced him to engage in the manufacture of Linseed Oil. Previous to this invention, it is believed that, with one exception, the screw, lever and wedge were the only mechanical powers employed in this country for the extraction of vegetable oils. During his business experience he has obtained three different patents for valuable improvements in the machinery employed in the manufacture, and is deservedly entitled to a place among those ingenious men who have rendered an important service to their profession. Messrs. Rowe & Sons import most of the Linseed used by them direct from the East Indies, and their Oil has maintained an unsurpassed reputation in the American market for a quarter of a century. Mr. Rowe has recently been elected President of the American Linseed Association, a highly respectable and influential body, composed of merchants, manufacturers and brokers interested in the Linseed trade. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 194] |
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