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Philadelphia Black Lead Crucible Works
| Name | Philadelphia Black Lead Crucible Works |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Schmelztiegelfabrik |
| Quellenangaben | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 156] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1820 |
Geburt des Gründers, R. B. Seidel, in Reading |
| 1855 |
Geburt von E. B. Seidel, Sohn des Gründers der "Philadelphia Black Lead Crucible Works", in Reading |
| 1866 |
Gründung durch R. B. Seidel |
| 1877 |
R. B. Seidel übergibt die Unternehmensleitung seinem Sohn, E. B. Seidel |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Schmelztiegel |
1866 |
Beginn |
1891 |
[Philadelphia] |
für Gold, Silber, Messing, Stahl |
| ZEIT | 1891 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | R. B. Seidel, the president of the Philadelphia Black Lead Crucible Works, and its founder, is a native of Pennsylvania and was born in Reading in 1820. In his youth he was employed in the iron business and in 1866 began the manufacture of black lead crucibles, and so founded the business now known as the Philadelphia Black Lead Crucible Works. Mr. Seidel had numerous partners after the beginning of his business, but is now the sole proprietor. In 1877 the general management of the establishment he gave to his son, E. B. Seidel, who was born in Reading in 1855, and who after his school education served an apprenticeship of five years in the manufacture of crucibles. The crucibles of this establishment are used for melting gold, silver, brass, steel, and other metals, and also for chemicals, assaying and refining purposes. The firm also manufactures an article in which it takes special pride, known as the black lead stopper, for Bessemer steel makers. They guarantee that all their manufactures can be exposed to the highest temperature without alteration ; that they will resist the action of all substances brought in contact with them. They must be refractory in the strongest heat, not porous to liquids, and capable of bearing great alteration of temperature, on which account it is necessary they should be made of a well gauged thickness. So well adapted are the crucibles manufactured by this house for the purpose of melting steel that the firm of Henry Disston's Sons, saw works, at Tacony, used over $50,000 worth of them last year. The present output of the house is 100,000 steel and 30,000 brass crucibles per annum. The number of workmen employed is sixty. In addition to other outputs they prepare fine plumbago for lubricating and stove polish, and hammered charcoal iron of various sizes and forms. The firm have large orders from abroad, particularly from France and Belgium, and from the latter country the orders are chiefly from Brussels. Mr. Seidel is always glad to welcome anyone interested in this branch of the industries of Philadelphia who will visit his establishment, and all who accept this invitation are assured of a cordial welcome aud full opportunity to inspect the workings of the various departments. One of the officials will always be on hand to explain and guide about the establishment. |
| QUELLE | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 156] |
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