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Park, Scott & Co.
| Name | Park, Scott & Co. |
| Ortssitz | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Straße | Second Avenue 122 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Kupferwerk |
| Anmerkungen | Verwaltung und Werk in der 17th Street und Penn. Avenue. Bezug zu "Hussey, Wells & Co." (s.d.) unbekannt |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 85] |
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[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 84] |
unklar, inwieweit Handel und inwieweit Produktion |
| ZEIT | 1879 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | As one of the only two houses in Pittsburgh engaged in the smelting and rolling of copper, the firm of Park, Scott
& Co. is not properly to escape mention in this work. The history of this house and its predecessors carefully presented In detail, would involve so much of the commercial career and growth of Pittsburgh as to occupy more space
than could be accorded, even if the necessary facts were at hand to supply the material. In brief, however, the original founder of the firm was Mr. James Park, Sr., who establislied himself in 1813 as a wholesale dealer in groceries and metals, a combination at that time by no means uncommon. For thirty years, during what may be designated in local history as the pack saddle, mule train and canal epoch, Mr. Park pursued his avocations with uniform success, laying the basis for a substantial fortune, and upon his demise in 1843 resigning the business to his sons D. E. and T. Park, Jr., who under the style of James Park & Sons continued the trade, confining themselves, however, exclusively to
transactions in metals In 1846 the house became Park, McCurdy & Co. and finally in 1877 assumed its present status
and title. From the inception of the firm to this day, during the few changes that have taken place in its management
and composition, it has never failed to occupy a prominent place among the institutions of the Iron city, or exert an
active Influence in the promotion of every measure that seemed likely to redound to the general advantage. The products of the firm consist of rolled lake superior copper, refined sheets, bars and ingots, or special shapes made to order.
The plant is an extensive one, the machinery and appliances being of the best modern description, employing the labor
of numerous skilled mechanics and ordinary workmen. In its business policy and charteristics the firm is liberal, enterprising and honorable, commanding the respect of the community and inspiring a degree of confidence that few
houses are ever so fortunate as to acquire. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 85] |
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