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Quaker City Steam Soap und Candle Works, J. Eavenson & Sons
| Name | Quaker City Steam Soap und Candle Works, J. Eavenson & Sons |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Straße | North 20th Street 313-315 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Seifenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: 313-315 N. 20th Street, Carlton Street, Wood Street und Newbold Street. Um 1885 bezeichnet als "Quaker City Steam Laundry und Toilet Soap Works". Herstellung von Seife und etwas Kerzen. |
| Quellenangaben | [Hexamer General Surveys, Plate 1426 (1879)] [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 143] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1857 |
Jones Eavenson und sein ältester Sohn, Allen F., kommen aus Chester, Pa., nach Philadelphia, wo sie mit wenig Kapital und nur einem Kessel mit der Seifenherstellung beginnen. |
| 1866 |
Erwerbung eines Anwesens an der Ecke Twentieth und Carlton Street mit einem dreistöckigen Gebäude mit Kesseln für die Herstellung von 9.000 pounds Seife pro Woche |
| 01.01.1868 |
M. M. Eavenson wird am Unternehmen beteiligt |
| 1870 |
Bau des Gebäudes 20th Street 313 |
| 1870 |
Erweiterung des Gebäudes an der Twentieth Street |
| 06.11.1871 |
Die gesamte Fabrik wird durch Feuer zerstört. - Sieben Wochen später kann das Seifensieden wieder aufgenommen werden |
| 1872 |
Umbau der Fabrik |
| 1875 |
Bau des Eckgebäudes 20th/Carlton Street |
| 01.01.1884 |
F. V. und W. J. Eavenson werden Teilhaber, verbunden mit der Änderung der Firma in "Eavenson & Sons" |
| 1885 |
Umbau der Fabrik |
| 1887 |
Erwerbung von drei Wohnhäusern gegenüber der Fabrik Twentieth und Carlton Street. Sie werden abgerissen, und die Fabrik wird für 25.000 pound Seife/Woche erweitert |
| Produkt |
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Bem. |
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Kommentar |
| Seife |
1879 |
[Hexamer] |
1879 |
[Hexamer] |
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Objekt |
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Betriebsteil |
Hersteller |
Kennwert |
Wert |
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Beschreibung |
Verwendung |
| 1879 |
Dampfkessel |
1 |
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unbekannt |
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| Zeit |
gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
männl. |
weibl. |
Kommentar |
| 1879 |
30 |
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20 Männer, 3 Jungen, 7 Mädchen) |
| 1885 |
50 |
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50 - 60 Arbeiter (6-8 Jungen, 3 Mädchen, Rest Männer) |
| ZEIT | 1891 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Jones Eavenson and his eldest son, Allen E., came to Philadelphia in 1857, from Chester, Pennsylvania, where they had been born and reared. Haying settled in Philadelphia, they embarked in the business of manufacturing soaps, but having a very small capital and but one kettle, the capacity of which was only 800 pounds, they could do but very little at first. They began business on Melon street below Eleventh, in a small building, but they prospered and soon rented a larger building on Hubbell street above Catharine. Business here also prospered beyond their fondest expectations, and they were quickly enabled to obtain all the necessary appliances needed to meet the demands of their increasing trade. Business continued to improve until 1866, when they purchased a property at the southeast corner of Twentieth and Carlton streets. Here they obtained a building 45 x 90 feet, aud three stories high in which there were kettles capable of boiling about 9,000 pounds of soap per week. Erom this time forward additional kettles were added and machinery of the most improved kind introduced. In 1870, the front of the building on Twentieth street had four stories placed
upon it, making an addition of 45 by 60 feet. In 1887, they purchased three dwelling houses adjoining their factory
in the rear, fronting on Newbold street. Immediately the houses were razed together with the old factory and they
covered the entire lot with a new building five stories high with basement. It has a capacity to turn out 25.000 pounds of soap per week. January 1, 1868, M. M. Eavenson was admitted to an interest in the business, aud the firm so continued until March, 1883, when the senior member passed away in the seventy-ninth year of his age. On January 1, 1884, E. V. and W. J. Eavenson were admitted to partnership, and since that time the firm has remained unchanged. The output of this house is the largest in the State and goes all over the country, and their many shipments abroad. The specialties are high grade laundry and fine toilet soaps, and as now situated the offices are at 313-315 N. Twentieth street. The factory is at 1920-22-24-26-28-30 Carlton street. On November 6, 1871, the entire factory was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt so quickly that it had soap boiling in seven weeks. Everybody must use soap of some kind, and Eavenson & Sons manufacture the very highest grades of both laundry and toilet soaps. |
| QUELLE | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 142] |
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