John B. Stetson's Hat Manufactory

Allgemeines

NameJohn B. Stetson's Hat Manufactory
OrtssitzPhiladelphia (Penns.)
StraßeNorth 4th Street
Art des UnternehmensHutfabrik
AnmerkungenLage: N. 4th Street, Columbia Avenue, Cadwallader Street und Montgomery Avenue (Südwest-Ecke). Siehe auch in Orange Valley (N.J.).
Quellenangaben[Hexamer General Surveys, Plates 1097+1277+1415+1436+1613+1874-1875+2219-2220+2628-2629 (1877+1878+1879+1882+1884+1889+1892)] [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 159]




Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit Ereignis
17.01.1865 Gründung durch John B. Stetson
1874 Erbaut (auch genannt 1877)
1889 Auszeichnung durch einen Grand Prix auf der Weltausstellung in Paris
1891 Eintragung unter der selben Firma




Produkte

Produkt ab Bem. bis Bem. Kommentar
Hüte 1865 Gründung 1892 [Hexamer]  




Betriebene Dampfmaschinen

Bezeichnung Bauzeit Hersteller
Dampfmaschine vor 1877 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine vor 1878 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine vor 1879 unbekannt
Dampfmaschinen vor 1882 unbekannt
Dampfmaschine vor 1892 unbekannt




Maschinelle Ausstattung

Zeit Objekt Anz. Betriebsteil Hersteller Kennwert Wert [...] Beschreibung Verwendung
1877 Dampfkessel 2   unbekannt          
1879 Dampfkessel 3   unbekannt          
1882 Dampfkessel 5   unbekannt          




Personal

Zeit gesamt Arbeiter Angest. Lehrl. männl. weibl. Kommentar
1877 300           100 Mädchen, Rest Männer und Jungen)
1878 350           1/3 Mädchen, Rest Männer und Jungen)
1879 400           1/4 Mädchen, Rest Männer und Jungen)
1881 700           4/5 Mädchen, Rest Männer und Jungen)
1884 700           5-6 Mädchen, Rest Jungen und Männer)
1889 800           1-5 Mädchen, Rest Männer und Jungen)
1892 1100           1-5 Mädchen, Rest Jungen und Männer




Allgemeines

ZEIT1891
THEMABeschreibung
TEXTThis business was originated by Mr. John B. Stetson, January 17, 1865, and has been conducted with such signal success as to carry it into the very front ranks of the manufacturing interests of the city. From a small production of six dozen hats a day the increase has been to over 200 dozen a day at the present time. Additions to plant and the latest improved machinery have been made from time to time, and the business has been built up out of the profits of the concern. The plant is located at the corner of Fourth street and Montgomery avenue and consists of a five story and basement building. In the rear of this, the Compauy has just completed an addition by the erection of a seven story brick building. This building is now occupied and the machinery in operation. Notwithstanding the fire proof construction of the factory, automatic sprinklers, extending along the ceilings of each story, and Babcock extinguishers, roof tanks and other safety apparatus, give an additional security to life and property. The machinery is run by an engine of 125 horse power, and six boilers (one of a capacity of sixty, one of eighty and four of one
hundred horse power each). The elevators, two in number, are operated by machinery located in the basement. All of the manufacturing departments are lighted by electricity. Mr. Stetson's benevolence and the keen interest he takes in the welfare of the operatives is well illustrated from the fact that he maintains a number of institutions which are as unique as they arc useful. There are large rooms devoted to various Associations - religious, social and beneficial, which Mr. Stetson has founded. There is a handsome hall, two stories high, capable of seating about two thousand persons, in which Sunday School is held and is patronized not only by the employees but many persons in the neighborhood. There are also side galleries, and the hall is furnished with a fine piano and organ. Underneath there is a spacious library and reading room. Here is also an armory where are kept guns and equipments belonging to a military company, composed entirely of young men employed in the factory. One of the most useful institutions connected with the establishment is the Medical Department, and through which a vast amount of good has been accomplished. A great many hands employed in the factory have been enabled to secure houses of their own through the workings of the John B. Stetson Building Association. Mr. John B. Stetson, the founder, is the president, Mr. Win. P. Frey vice-president, Mr. J. N. Montgomery secretary, and Mr. Robert M. Smith treasurer. There is also a beneficial association, contributed to by all, and the funds of which are often augmented by donations from Mr. Stetson. The steady progress of the concern will be appreciated when we state that fully one thousand hands are regularly employed. The "Stetson" hats are known as representing the best efforts of American manufacture. At all of the International Industrial Exhibits, they have taken the highest honors. One of their latest triumphs being at the Paris Exposition of 1889, where they carried away the grand prize. They make a specialty of soft and stiff felts, the quality of which has been described by the term "Ineffable." They are always ahead of the trade as regards styles, and every person may be sure of purchasing the "correct thing," when he buys a "Stetson" hat. The Company was incorporated in 1891, still retaining the time honored name of John B. Stetson. The act of incorporation brought with it renewed strength and additional importance. The original policy as laid down by Mr. Stetson will lie faithfully adhered to, and under the present management the future prospects of the concern are favorable to a continued enlargement of business, and the enhancement of their reputation as one of the great industrial institutions of Philadelphia. The John B. Stetson Co. will be represented at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893.
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