Seabord Oil Works, Crew, Levick Co.

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NameSeabord Oil Works, Crew, Levick Co.
OrtssitzChester (Pa.)
StraßeFront Street
Art des UnternehmensÖlraffinerie
AnmerkungenLage: Front Street (Philadelphia & Reading Railroad). Herstellung aller Arten von Schmier- und Beleuchtungsölen aus Rohöl.
Quellenangaben[Hexamer General Surveys, Plate 2939-2940 (1896)] [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 173]




Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit Ereignis
1862 J. Lewis Crew beginnt mit dem Raffinieren von Petroleum
1870 Umwandlung in "Crew, Moore & Levick" nach Aufnahme von John W. Moore und Lewis J. Levick als Teilhaber
1886 Erbaut
1889 J. Lewis Crew scheidet aus, und Lewis J. Levick erwirbt die Anteile der anderen Teilhaber, zusammen mit F. W. Hammett und George W. Elkins
1890 Eintragung der Gesellschaft mit einem Kapital von $200.000
1891 Das Kapital wird auf $750.000 erhöht
1891 Übernahme der "Muir Oil Company, Limited" und der "Glade Filtering Works", beide in Warren, Pa., durch die "Seabord Oil Works"




Produkte

Produkt ab Bem. bis Bem. Kommentar
Beleuchtungsöl 1862 Beginn 1896 [Hexamer]  
Schmieröl 1862 Beginn 1896 [Hexamer]  




Maschinelle Ausstattung

Zeit Objekt Anz. Betriebsteil Hersteller Kennwert Wert [...] Beschreibung Verwendung
1896 Dampfpumpe 1   Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing Co.          
1896 Dampfpumpe 1   The Snow Steam Pump Works          
1896 Dampfkessel 3   unbekannt          
1896 Dampfmaschinen 3   unbekannt          




Personal

Zeit gesamt Arbeiter Angest. Lehrl. männl. weibl. Kommentar
1896 25            




Allgemeines

ZEIT1891
THEMABeschreibung
TEXTIn the year 1862, J. Lewis Crew, of Philadelphia, first became interested in the refining of petroleum. In the year 1870, he was succeeded by Crew, Moore & Levick, on the admission of John W. Moore and Lewis J. Levick ; they continued for a number of years when the firm of Crew, Levick & Company was organized on their purchasing the Seaboard Oil Works, located at South Chester, Pa. In 1889, J. Lewis Crew retired and Lewis J. Levick purchased his partners' interest and, in conjunction with F. W. Hammett and George W. Elkins, the Crew, Levick Company was incorporated iu 1890, with a capital of 200,000. The following interests were then consolidated: Crew, Levick Company; Seaboard Oil Works, of South Chester; Aetna Oil Company, and the Pennsylvania Oil Company, Limited. In 1891, the capital stock of the Company was increased to 750,000, and, at the same time, the following interests were purchased and became the property of the Company: Muir Oil Company, Limited, and the Glade Filtering Works, both located at Warren, Pa. In addition to this they purchased a large producing property situated iu what is known as the "Tioua" field, which yields an oil that is worth nearly double that of any other Pennsylvania crude. It commands the highest premium paid on crude oil. This high value is due to the superior products which may be manufactured from it, and also because of its limited supply. This Company has also its own gas territory connected by pipe with its works, which furnishes the fuel they require. A large amount of capital is also invested iu many miles of pipe lines which connect their oil wells with the refineries. They have a
number of tank cars which enables them to ship their products in bulk to all parts of the country at the minimum rates of freight. This firm was among the first to introduce American petroleum products in Europe, which was done nearly twenty years ago, and their business has been steadily increasing since that time. They now have branch houses in Liverpool, London, Paris, Antwerp, and Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, and are represented by agents in other cities of Europe. Their trade extends also throughout the United States and various parts of South America. Their offices are located in Philadelphia and New York. They have a number of distributing stations from which a great many thousand barrels of their illuminating oils are distributed by their tank wagons. The principal office in Philadelphia has been located at No. 113 Arch street, for nearly twenty-five years. Their refineries at Warren, Pa., were recently built and contain the latest mechanical improvements for refining and manufacturing nearly all grades of petroleum products. Their refinery at South Chester has also recently been much enlarged. Its shipping facilities are excellent as it is situated on the Delaware river, and both the Philadelphia & Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads run alongside the property. The company also controls the sale of the products of the Warren Linoline and Gasoline Works. The output of all their works meets with a constant and ever increasing demand. The Philadelphia Directors of the company are connected with the Board of Trade; they are also individually identified with the "Manufacturers' Club" and the "Union League" and have shown a warm interest in the "Bourse" and a number of other organizations looking to the development of Philadelphia interests. The directors residing at Warren, Pa., are prominent citizens of that place, and are also among the largest owners of oil producing territory in that section of the State, and have been identified with the refining of petroleum for nearly twenty years.
QUELLE[Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 173]