Wm. Tilden & Nephew's Varnish Manufactory

Allgemeines

Name	Wm. Tilden & Nephew's Varnish Manufactory
Ortssitz	New York City
Straße	Rivington Street
Art des Unternehmens	Firnis-Fabrik
Anmerkungen	Lage: Ecke Rivington und Norfolk streets
Quellenangaben	[Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 160]

Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit	Ereignis
Herbst 1830	William Tilden beginnt mit der Firnisproduktion.
1836	Erste Exporte nach Südamerika und Mexiko
1847	William T. Blodgett wird Partner von Mr. Tilden, unter der Firma "William Tilden & Nephew".
1851	Aufbau von Handesstützpunkten an der afrikanischen Küste

Produkte

Produkt	ab	Bem.	bis	Bem.	Kommentar
Firmis	1868	[Bishop: Hist. of Amer. manuf. I (1868)]	1868	[Bishop: Hist. of Amer. manuf. I (1868)]

Allgemeines

ZEIT	1868
THEMA	Firmenbeschreibung
TEXT	Manufacture of Copal Varnishes as an article of commerce. Previous to 1830, all the finer classes of Varnishes were imported from England and France; but in the autumn of that year, William Tilden, commenced their manufacture, and until 1836, was the only manufacturer of Varnishes in this country. There are, at this time, over thirty different manufactories of this description in the United States, but the original one is much the largest of any, employing a capital exceeding half a million of dollars. Mr. Tilden was the largest consumer of the early importations of Gum Copal, direct from Zanzibar and the west coast of Africa; and the first exports of Varnishes, from this to other countries, were made by him, in the year 1836, to South America and Mexico. The experiment proved so successful, that in a short time there was scarcely a country, where American commerce reached, that American Varnishes were not shipped; and they, in a great measure, supplanted the importations of European manufacturers. This important element of demand in the foreign markets of the world, together with the large and increasing consumption at home, stimulated this branch of industry to such an extent, that the house, in the year 1851, established commercial relations direct with the coast of Africa, opening trading posts, and employing vessels to collect Gum Copals and other products of the coun try, by the interchange of the commodities of our own. In the year 1847, William T. Blodgett was associated with Mr. Tilden, under the name of William Tilden & Nephew. The business of the house, in the thirty-six years of its existence, has increased steadily, from sales amounting to about twenty thousand dollars per annum, until they now reach about seven hundred thousand dollars per annum, requiring the full capacity of three factories to support it, a fact which affords convincing evidence that there is one firm in America able to compete with the most skilful in Europe. The revision of the Tariff, in 1862, increased the duties on Gum Copal so largely that this firm was compelled to open a branch of manufactory at Montreal, Canada, to enable it to retain its export trade and that of the British Provinces. The books abound in recipes for the composition of Varnishes, but probably there is no manufacture requiring more care and attention in its details, or a better knowledge of chemical properties and effects. Varnishes, to. be good, should possess the quality of remaining permanently brilliant after drying; they should adhere closely to the sur- faces to which they may be applied, without scaling off, even after a considerable time; their drying should be rapid, and their hardness, when dry, as great as possible, without rendering them too brittle - characteristics that very few manufacturers have succeeded in attaining in combination. Moreover, the different branches of industry, the workers in wood, tin, and iron, the manufacturers of floor cloths and maps, all require different and peculiar kinds of Varnishes; and it is no slight commendation to Messrs. Tilden & Nephew, who produce over thirty varieties, that they have given satisfaction in all.
QUELLE	[Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 160]