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John B. Oelkers
| Name | John B. Oelkers |
| Ortssitz | Newark (New Jersey) |
| Straße | Mechanic Street 26 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Celluloidwarenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Turner in and Manufacturer of Various Articles of Celluloid, Ivory, Bone, Horn, Rubber, and Soft or Hard Wood, and Sole Manufacturer of Celluloid Carriage Trimmings and Celluloid Whip Handles |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 702] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1868 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Artikel aus Horn |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
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| Celluloidwaren |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
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| Elfenbeinwaren |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
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| Gummiwaren |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
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| ZEIT | 1882 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | In 1868 the business of this house was founded by Messrs. Deppe & Oelkers, but then wood turning only was done. Mr. Deppe retired from the partnership in 1872, and Mr. Oelkers has since then carried it on with many improvements and increased facilities, adding ivory, bone, and horn turning and the manufacture of celluloid goods. The store and factory occupy a three-story brick building, 24x50 feet in extent, the front being the store and wareroom and the rear the factory, which is provided with all the necessary machinery for the trade and operated by a steam engine of twenty-horse power. Constant employment is given to twenty-four skilled workmen in the different departments of the house. The stock carried is a complete one, and consists of a great variety of articles of celluloid, ivory, bone, horn, rubber, and soft and hard wood and celluloid carriage trimmings, and celluloid whip handles. A specialty is made in tassel moulds and ale pump handles. The trade done has now extended over a wide section of the United States and Canada. Mr. Oelkers is a native of Germany, and during five years of his apprenticeship he studied after business hours and gained a good education. In 1865 he emigrated to the United States, being then only nineteen years old, and coming to Newark, he soon rose in the ranks of the men of energy till he gained his present successful and prominent position as a representative man of the trade of the city. His manufacture ranks among the special novelties of trade, and meets a want long felt by jobbers and consumers. Mr. Oelkers sustains an excellent business and social status in this community. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 702] |
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