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L. O. Koven & Bro.
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| Name | L. O. Koven & Bro. |
| Ortssitz | Jersey City (N.J.) |
| Straße | Paterson Plank Road |
| Art des Unternehmens | Blech- und Flachstahlwerk |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: Paterson Plank Road, Mountain Road, Hope Street, King Street und Division Street |
| Quellenangaben | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 79] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1881 |
Gründung mit L. O. Koven als Betriebsleiter |
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ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Blechwaren |
1881 |
Beginn (Gründung) |
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| Wasserkessel |
1881 |
Beginn (Gründung) |
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für Herde |
| ZEIT | um 1907 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Old residents of Hudson County remember the old toll road which ran from Jersey City to Paterson. On this road, below old Hudson City, now Jersey City Heights, was erected the toll house and gate, and it is on this site that now stand the extensive works of L. O. Koven & Brother. The members of this firm are L. O. Koven and Gustav H. Koven. L. O. Koven still cares for the business interests of the firm, while their manu1 factunng plant is managed by
Gustav H. Koven. The firm now occupies a number of very large, well constructed, well ventilated and well lighted buildings which are provided with modern equipments for the comfort and convenience of the employees. The buildings are located on the Paterson Plank Road, the Mountain Road, Hope Street, King Street and Division Street. The plant is divided into the following departments : Engineering, galvanized kitchen range boiler, light sheet iron and sheet steel work, heavy plated steel work, blacksmith, coppersmith, galvanizing, machinery and carpentry. Originally the firm manufactured galvanized range boilers only. To enumerate the products of the firm would be almost impossible. The firm manufactures practically everything that can be made of sheet metals, any thicknesses from one-sixteenth to three-quarters of an inch. Mr. L. O. Koven says: "Tell us what you want to do and we will then ascertain what will be best suited for your purpose and will make it for you." By following a progressive policy and studying the wants of all industries, a very large business has been developed. Tanks and all kinds of special apparatus made of sheets and plates are designed for the many different manufacturing industries for almost every purpose conceivable. There is not an industry in which some of the goods made by this firm are not used, therefore the advice of the firm is sought by many of the largest concerns in America, including manufacturers of steel and iron, chemical manufacturers, builders of ships, builders of abattoirs, fertilizer plants, boiler works, etc. Some of the staple goods manufactured by this firm are galvanized kitchen range boilers, expansion tanks, hot water tanks, tanks of every description with steam coils and cooling coils, refirigerator work, thawing machines, sand blast machines, drying kilns, china kilns, vulcanizers, steam jacketed tanks, metal melting pots, gasoline tanks, air cylinders, turpentine stills, feed water heaters, vacuum tanks, exhaust heads, sterilizing apparatus, and many other articles too numerous to enumerate. The plant now covers several acres and new buildings are being added constantly. The members of the firm are believers in the future of Jersey City. This fact is evidenced by the permanency of everything that has been done. The office and warerooms are at 50 Cliff Street, New York City. The firm is a member of the Board of Trade of Jersey City, and Gustav H. Koven is the chairman of its committee on commerce and manufactures. The firm has now in course of construction a large addition to the plant, and has from time to time bought land in order that when occasion demands it may make the proper extensions to its property. It is more than
satisfied with Jersey City as a manufacturing centre, and no influence would be strong enough to induce it to consider a change in its location. The superior transportation facilities, the low taxes and the general management of the city all appeal to the firm, and the city is fortunate in the possession of so prominent and active a manufacturing industry. Its products have done much to make Jersey City famous throughout the mercantile markets of the world. |
| QUELLE | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 79] |
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