Iron City Bridge Works

Allgemeines

NameIron City Bridge Works
OrtssitzPittsburgh (Pa.)
StraßeCarsons Street 2007
Art des UnternehmensBrückenbauanstalt
AnmerkungenEigentümer: C. J. Schultz.
Quellenangaben[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]




Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit Ereignis
1823 Geburt des Gründers der "Iron City Bridge Works", J. P. Schultz, in Lübeck
1849 Der Gründer der "Iron City Bridge Works", J. P. Schultz, kommt nach New York
1854 J. P. Schultz beginnt sein (Brückenbau-?)Unternehmen in Cincinnati
1856 J. P. Schultz verlegt sein Unternehmen von Cincinnati nach Pittsburgh




Produkte

Produkt ab Bem. bis Bem. Kommentar
Drehscheiben 1856 Beginn in Pittsburgh 1879 [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]  
eiserne Brücken 1856 Beginn in Pittsburgh 1879 [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]  
eiserne Dächer 1856 Beginn in Pittsburgh 1879 [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]  
Stahlbau 1856 Beginn in Pittsburgh 1879 [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]  




Betriebene Dampfmaschinen

Bezeichnung Bauzeit Hersteller
Dampfmaschine vor 1879 unbekannt




Allgemeines

ZEIT1879
THEMABeschreibung
TEXTAt the Iron City Bridge Works are manufactured Iron Lattice, Truss, Arch and Plate Bridges; also Iron Viaducts, Railroad Turn Tables, Trestles, etc., Iron Roofs, Steeples, Cranes, Iron Buildings and Bridge Bolts. Work of this
nature necessitates spacious buildings, of which this firm possess two: one on Sidney Street in dimension 50 feet front by 156 feet in depth, and one on 20th Street, 50 feet front by 120 feet in depth. The power is furnished by a 40-Horse
power engine, requiring two boilers. The number of hands employed varies necessarily with the amount of orders the firm may have in hand, all of the work being done on order; this number has ranged from 25 to 200. In the perfecting of the work four Departments are made use of: 1st, Machine, 2nd, Forging, 3rd. Fitting, 4th, Rivetting. The productions all being made to order, in consequence the amount of stock carried and annual business must fluctuate considerably according to circumstances. The present stock is valued at about $10.000. Last year's business amounted to 50.000, but some years has reached 200.000. The trade of the Iron City Bridge Works is not local only, but extends both East and West. The specialties are Iron Bridges, Iron Buildings and Prison Work. Mr. C. J. Sehultz, the proprietor, was born in the city of Luebec, Germany, in 1823. He came to New York in 1849, started business in Cincinnati in 1854, from whence he removed his business to Pittsburgh in 1856. Mr. Schultz began his business carrier alone, and with but small capital. His energy and prudence have built him his present fortune. That he is a man of character, far above the ordinary, is evidenced by the many positions of trust and honor held by him, select City Councilman, Director of Banks, President of Rail Road Company, Manager of Allegheny County Work House and Insurance Companies, Board of Education, and many others indicative of worth and uprightness. The Iron City Bridge Works do not fear to contrast their productions with those of any like enterprises East or West. What they build is graceful in design and outline, complete in finish and detail, and has the rare quality of durability combined with strength.
QUELLE[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 139]