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The Dodd Forming Mill
| Name | The Dodd Forming Mill |
| Ortssitz | Newark (New Jersey) |
| Straße | Jersey Street 34-40 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Hutstumpenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Oscar Willigerod, Proprietor. Manufacturer of Hat Bodies (= Hutstumpen?). |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 728] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1857 |
Gründung durch Wm. Dodd |
| 1873 |
Der Schwiegersohn von Wm. Dodd, Oscar Willigerod, wird Eigentümer |
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Kommentar |
| Hutstumpen |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
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| ZEIT | 1882 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | This extensive manufacturing concern is engaged in the forming of hat bodies for the trade. This is the oldest and largest hat-forming mill in this city and was established in 1857 by the late Wm. Dodd, who was succeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. Dodd's son-in-law, in 1873. The mill is a large brick building of three stones high, all of which is utilized and fitted wiih machinery for the requirements of the extensive business here conducted and is operated by a steam engine of one hundred-horse power, and fifty experienced hands are employed. The products of the mill are equal to one hundred thousand bodies per month, all of which are furnished to local manufacturers for finishing for immediate use. Mr. Willigerod, the popular and efficient proprietor of the business, is a gentleman conversant with its every detail and sustains an excellent business and social status in this community. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 728] |
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