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Joseph Nason & Co.
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| Firmenname | Joseph Nason & Co. |
| Ortssitz | New York (N.Y.) |
| Straße | Beekman Street 61 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Maschinenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: 61 Beekman Street, Ecke Gold Street. 1876: "The Nason Manufacturing Co.", 71 Beekman und Fulton Streets [List of prices for special articles, 10.03.1876]. |
| Quellenangaben | [Atlas of the oil region of Pennsylvania (1865) Anzeige] [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 148] |
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Ereignis |
| 1841 |
Gründung der Firma "Walworth & Nason" durch Joseph Nason und James J. Walworth, die die ersten in Amerika sind, welche "Welded Iron Steam and Gas Pipes" verkaufen. |
| 1853 |
Auflösung der Firma "Walworth & Nason" wird aufgelöst. Der eine Partner übernimmt die Leitung des Hauses in Boston, aud Mr. Nason bleibt in New York, wo er anschließend eine Partnerschaft mit Mr. Dodge eingeht. - Später folgt eine Partnerschaft mit Henry R. Worthington. |
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| Dampfmanometer |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
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| Dampfpumpen |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
1865 |
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| Dampfpumpen |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
1865 |
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| Kesselspeisepumpen |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
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| Rohre |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
"pipe, steam, gas & hydraulic fittings" |
| Sand- und Ölpumpen |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
1865 |
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| Sicherheitsventile |
1865 |
[Atlas of the oil region of Pa (1865) Anzeige] |
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| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Of Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings, is one of the oldest and most extensive in the United States. The house was established, in 1841, by Joseph Nason and James J. Walworth, who were the first in this country to undertake the sale of "Welded Iron Steam and Gas Pipes", as a distinct and separate business, and who also originated the plan of heating buildings by means of steam conveyed through small wrought-iron tubes. The application of small tubes, three quarter inch and one inch, now in almost universal use for warming manufactories and other large buildings, was, previous to the establishment of this firm, unknown, and they are also the inventors of nearly all the peculiar appliances which have rendered this method of warming convenient, and consequently popular. Among the most important of these improvements that may be mentioned is the substitution of the "Globe Valve" for the "Stopcock", which it has almost entirely superseded for steam uses. This invention, in fact, was the parent of a family of valves that are now scarcely appreciated, because so generally used. In 1853, the firm of Walworth & Nason was dissolved, the former partner assuming control of the house which they had established in Boston, and Mr. Nason remaining in New York, where he subsequently was associated in partnership with Mr. Dodge, and then with his present partner, Henry R. Worthington, who is the inventor of the original Independent Steam Pump, and now very entensively engaged in manufacturing Pumping machinery for Water-works. The manufac- ture of Steam and Gas Fittings is carried on in conjunction with that of Pumping machinery, in a large manufactory in Brooklyn, where nearly three hundred men are employed. All the iron castings required in both departments are made in the same foundry, which is one hundred and fifty feet long, and sixty feet wide. This firm have the advantage of an immense stock of patterns, accumulated during a quarter of a century, and of the long experience and eminent scientific attainments of the senior partner, who may justly be called the founder or originator of the business, in which novelty of form and adaptation is the rule rather than the exception. No other person in this country has furnished so many large public buildings with apparatus for heating and ventilating as he. The evidences of his mechanical skill in this specialty may be witnessed in most of the Insane Asylums of the United States, including that at Utica, which is the largest in this country, and in many of the hospitals, of which the Emigrant Hospital, on Ward's Island, is the latest and probably the best example. But t;he monument which will perpetuate his fame, as an engineer, is the Capitol at Washington, which is now heated and ventilated in the most perfect manner by apparatus constructed under his direction. This ;.s undoubtedly the largest work of the kind undertaken in this and probably any other country, and the results obtained are far superior to any heretofore accomplished by the most eminent engineers of England. An ample supply of fresh air is provided in all the immense chambers by means of four fans - three of them fourteen feet in diameter, and one sixteen feet - propelled by four engines, and a uniform temperature in winter is secured through the agency of coils of pipes, of which there are over nine miles in the House of Representatives alone. Many experiments were made during the progress of the work, both in boilers and in fans, and the form of fan now adopted for ventilating purposes is one of the results which those experiments established as the best. His success in this great work elicited flattering testimonials from the Chief Architect, and from the officer of the Engineer Corps detailed by the War Department to superintend the construction of the Capitol; and representatives of foreign governments, resident in Washington, solicited him to visit Europe for the purpose of introducing similar methods of heating and ventilation in the large hospitals, especially of Russia. The firm of Joseph Nason & Co. are now confining their attention almost exclusively to the manufacture of Fittings, for sale to others, who apply them in buildings, and they offer special encouragement to skilful mechanics to engage in the business. The list of articles manufactured by them, includes a large variety of Brass and Iron Valves, Cocks, Joints, Steam Traps, Gauges, etc., and some special and patented articles, as for instance, Worthington's Water Meter and Percussion Water Gauge, and Nason's Patent Vertical Pipe Radiators. These Radiators are a great improvement upon any heretofore made, as they combine elegance and beauty of design, adapting them to furnished rooms of all descriptions, with a method of construction which gives absolute security against leakage under high or low pressure. They consist of a series of vertical pipes with interior diaphragms for circulation, screwed to a common base or pedestal, and surmounted by a marble or metal top and entablature. Each pipe is screwed to the base independently, and may be tightened, loosened, or taken out without disturbing the adjoining pipes. In consequence of the vertical position of the pipes, and the direct communication of their lower ends with a receptacle of very ample dimensions, they are kept entirely free from water, which, in ordinary coils, is the source of many troubles, particularly of noise, damage by frost, and inefficiency in warming. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 148] |
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