James E. Dingee

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NameJames E. Dingee
OrtssitzPhiladelphia (Penns.)
Straße26th Street
Art des UnternehmensZiegelei
AnmerkungenLage: 26th Street und Hagert Street (Nordost-Ecke). Kapazität (1891/95): 125.000 Ziegel/Tag.
Quellenangaben[Hexamer General Surveys, Plates 2432-2433+2873-2874 (1891+1895)] [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 138]




Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit Ereignis
1832 Gründung durch Edmund Dingee im Bereich Eleventh und Chestnut Street
1858 Verlegung zu Twenty-fourth und Columbia Avenue
1862 Tod des Gründers Edmund Dingee. Sein Sohn James E. Dingee setzt das Unternehmen fort
1876 Erbaut
1881 Umstellung auf maschinelle Ziegelherstellung
1882 James E. Dingee baut auf dem bisherigen Grundstück 140 Wohnhäuser und zieht in den Bereich Twenty-fifth und Diamond Street, Twenty-second und York Street, Twenty-fourth und Cumberland Street, Twenty-sixth und York Street
1890 Umgebaut und erweitert
1890 Große Verbesserungen im Maschinenpark
02.05.1891 Die Ziegelei brennt ab und wird in zwei Monaten wieder aufgebaut
1892 Umbau des mittleren Betriebsteils




Betriebene Dampfmaschinen

Bezeichnung Bauzeit Hersteller
Dampfmaschine vor 1891 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine vor 1891 unbekannt




Maschinelle Ausstattung

Zeit Objekt Anz. Betriebsteil Hersteller Kennwert Wert [...] Beschreibung Verwendung
1891 Dampfkessel 3   unbekannt          
1891 Ziegelmaschinen 2   unbekannt          




Personal

Zeit gesamt Arbeiter Angest. Lehrl. männl. weibl. Kommentar
1891 285        
1895 285        




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ZEIT1891
THEMABeschreibung
TEXTEdmund Dingee, founder of above firm and father of James E. Dingee, began the business of brick making in the year 1832, at Eleventh and Chestnut streets, where the Girard Row now stands. The natural course of improvements compelled the removal of the plant to the outlying districts of the city. He then located his works at Fifth and Green streets,
from which site he removed to Eighth and Poplar streets, and later to Seventh and Master streets, and then to Sixteenth and Green streets, and then to Twentieth and Master streets. In 1858 the plant was removed to Twenty-fourth and Columbia avenue. Mr. James E. Dingee, having been in his father's employ for some years, learning the business, was taken in as member of the firm in the above year. Mr. Edmund Dingee's death occurring in the year 1S62, Mr. James E. Dingee continued the business at the above place until the year 1882, when he built 140 dwelling houses on the ground, and removed the works to the present locations, viz., Twenty-fifth and Diamond, Twenty-second and York, Twenty-fourth and Cumberland, and Twenty-sixth and York streets, with main office at the latter place. There are eighteen acres of ground enclosed, and the yearly output has increased from 700.000 bricks in 1832 to 32.000.000 in 1891. Until the year 1881 bricks were made entirely by hand, but in that year brick making machinery was introduced. There is, however, still a limited amount made by hand, notably the front press brick, for which this firm has established a reputation. The firm employ about 400 hands and 35 teams. It is estimated that during the past twenty years they have furnished the brick for 700 dwellings per year. They have also shipped brick to all the principal points in the United States. Among
some of the larger contracts filled can be mentioned Bergner & Engel, J. F. Betz & Sons, Louis Bergdoll, and J. & P.
Baltz, brewers; Park Theatre, Girard Avenue Theatre, Public Buildings for three years, three buildings at Girard College grounds, Diamond Electric Eight Company Building, and a number of churches and school houses, and some of the largest sewers built in this city. In the year 1890 Mr. Dingee made extensive improvements in his machine yard,
having purchased and removed to his grounds the large buildings comprising Machinery Hall and Poultry House at the
State Fair grounds, Fifteenth and Lehigh avenue. He had improved machinery and new brick machines placed in these
buildings, also a patent steam dryer, making one of the most complete plants for the manufacture of bricks in this country. This plant was destroyed by fire on the second day of May, 1891, and within two months it was rebuilt and in complete running order. It is estimated that this firm have manufactured and sold 700.000.000 bricks since it was established in the year 1832. They are receiving and handling orders for any quantity of brick required for building operations, the daily average delivery being about 100,000 per working day.
QUELLE[Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 138]