Jesse W. Starr & Sons, Camden Iron Works

Allgemeines

Name	Jesse W. Starr & Sons, Camden Iron Works
Ortssitz	Camden (N.J.)
Straße	Line Street
Art des Unternehmens	Maschinenfabrik und Kesselschmiede
Anmerkungen	Eigentümer: Jesse W. Starr & Sons. Büro in Philadelphia: 403 Walnut Street. Seit 1850 in Camden. Seit 1883: Teil von "R. D. Wood & Co.", Millville (s. unter der neuen Firma). Um 1884 Herstellung von Eisenrohren und Spezialguß. Betriebsleiter (1884): J. Graham Jr.; betrieben durch eine Gesellschaft. [Hexamer]: "Works started in 1852".. Gelegen am Cooper's Creek.
Quellenangaben	[Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 54] [Prowell: History of Camden County (1886) Chapter VII] [Hexamer General Surveys, Plates 1830-1831 (1884)] [Historical and Industrial Review of Camden (1890) 25]

Unternehmensgeschichte

Zeit	Ereignis
1824	Gründung
1845	John F. Starr, der die Eisengießerei von Elias Kaighn gepachtet hat, baut die Camden Iron Works am Fuß der Stevens Street an der Nordseite der Bridge Avenue, oberhalb der Third Street, zur Herstellung von Gaswerksmaschinen und Dampfrohren
1846	John F. Starr hatte sich vor 1845 mit seinem Vater Moses Starr und seinem Bruder Jesse W. Starr zusammengetan, um eiserne Dampfboote zu bauen, die "Conestoga," "Independence" und "Ida," - und für eine Zeit in Hoboken, N.J., wo er das eiserne Dampfboot "John Stevens" baute. Sein Unternehmen in Camden wird ein Erfolg, und 1846 übernimmt Jesse W. Starr einen Anteil an dem Werk, eine andere Gießerei und Maschinenwerkstatt wird in der Bridge Avenue, unterhalb der Second Street in Betrieb genommen, wo Jesse W. Starr ein großes, dreigeschossiges Ziegelgebäude errichtet, lange bekannt als "Starr's Hall" und welches als Eisenwarengeschäft genutzt wurde.
1847	Grunderwerb am Cooper's Creek, wo der Grundstein für einen großen Betrieb, bekannt als "Camden Iron Works" gelegt wird.
1852	Betriebsaufnahme
1883	"R. D. Wood & Co." (Philadelphia) kauft die Gießerei von J. W. Starr & Sons
Herbst 1883	Erneute Betriebsaufnahme nach zweijährigem Stillstand
Anfang 1884	Das Werk ist in vollem Betrieb

Produkte

Produkt	ab	Bem.	bis	Bem.	Kommentar
Dampfrohre	1845	Beginn (Bau der Iron Works)	1886	[Prowell: History of Camden County]
Gaswerke	1845	Beginn (Bau der Iron Works)	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	Vorgabe: Gas works
Gußeisen-Rohre	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	1883	Übernahme durch R. D. Wood & Co.	Vorgabe: cast-iron pipe
Haltevorrichtungen	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	Vorgabe: holders
Kessel	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	Vorgabe: boilers
Maschinerie	1874	[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]	1883	Übernahme durch R. D. Wood & Co.	Vorgabe: machinery. Unsicher, ob schon Dampfmaschinen-/pumpen-Bau (jedenfalls unter Wood & Co. der Fall)

Betriebene Dampfmaschinen

Bezeichnung	Bauzeit	Hersteller
Dampfmaschine	vor 1884	unbekannt
Dampfmaschinen	vor 1884	unbekannt
Dampfmaschinen	vor 1884	unbekannt

Maschinelle Ausstattung

Zeit	Objekt	Anz.	Betriebsteil	Hersteller	Kennwert	Wert	[...]	Beschreibung	Verwendung
1884	Dampfkessel	7		unbekannt
1884	Dampfpumpe	1		unbekannt
1884	Dampfpumpe	1		Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation
1886	Dampfmaschinen	5	169	unbekannt

Personal

Zeit	gesamt	Arbeiter	Angest.	Lehrl.	männl.	weibl.	Kommentar
1874	1300
1884	200						200 - 250 Arbeiter (ständig wachsend, maximal: 1000 Arbeiter)
1886	800						ca. 800

Firmen-Änderungen, Zusammenschüsse, Teilungen, Beteiligungen

Zeit = 1: Zeitpunkt unbekannt

Zeit	Bezug	Abfolge	andere Firma	Kommentar
1883	Umbenennung	danach	R. D. Wood & Co., Camden Iron Works	Von Starr and Wood verkauft

Allgemeines

ZEIT	1874
THEMA	Angaben zum Unternehmen
TEXT	This works was engaged in wrought-iron work, and in Camden in 1850. The establishment covers an area of seven acres, and is located in South Camden, on Cooper Creek, which affords wharfage for a length of 1,800 feet, and water connection with the Delaware River, a track from the Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad furnishing rail communication in all directions. The foundries occupy eight buildings, of which the largest are 190 by 60 feet, and 24 feet high. In the pipe works the capacity, when running full, is near 150 tons per day. Additional works are being constructed of stone, to be finished in the spring of 1874, and will be used for machine and pattern shops. This building is 279 feet long by 66 feet wide, and two stories high, with a wing, 67 by 66 feet, of one story, designed for core ovens, etc., and which will be extended 180 feet, as a loam shop for castings. The whole works is gradually being rebuilt, and when completed is intended to be the most extensive works of its kind in the world. The Messrs. Starr & Sons have another foundry in Camden proper, consuming some forty tons of iron daily. The firm has furnished gas holders and machinery for many cities in all sections of the country, and shipped water-mains and heavy pipe throughout the country. A train of cars loaded with heavy pipe left these works in 1873 for San Francisco, where the freight was delivered without breaking bulk.
QUELLE	[Wigley: Iron industry (1874)]

ZEIT	1886
THEMA	Beschreibung
TEXT	In 1845 John F. Starr, who had leased the iron foundry of Elias Kaighn, at the foot of Stevens Street, built the Camden Iron Works, on the north side of Bridge Avenue, above Third Street, for the manufacture of gas works machinery and steam-pipes. He had previously been associated with his father, Moses Starr, and brother, Jesse W. Starr, in building iron steamboats - the "Conestoga," "Independence" and "Ida," - and for a time at Hoboken, N.J., where he built the iron steamboat "John Stevens." His Camden enterprise was a success, and, in 1846, Jesse W. Starr, taking an interest in the works, another foundry and machine shop was started on Bridge Avenue, below Second Street, where Jesse W. Starr erected the large threestory brick building, long known as Starr?s Hall, and which was used as a hardware store. The firm then employed a hundred men, but orders exceeded their facilities, and in 1847 the ground was bought on Cooper?s Creek, and then was laid the foundation for the extensive establishment known as the Camden Iron Works, now one of the most extensive manufacturing industries in West Jersey. In 1888 the works were purchased by a stock company, in which R.D. Wood & Co., of Philadelphia, are largely interested. The works had not been in operation for nearly two years previous to this purchase, but were successfully started again in the fall of 1883, after some needed improvements had been made. Early in 1884 the entire works were in fall operation, and since that time have been steadily running to their full capacity. The buildings in which the different branches of the business are carried on, cover an area of twenty acres, with an additional tract of twenty-one acres, used for storing material and manufactured products. The buildings include six large foundries for the manufacture of cast-iron pipes, machinery for gas works, water works plants and other heavy machinery, one large machine shop, two boiler shops, carpenter and pattern shops, blacksmith shops, store-houses, offices and stables. These are all conveniently located on the grounds. Five powerful steam-engines supply the motive-power of the many and varied patterns of improved and automatic machinery used in the mechanical department of the works. Two large duplex pumping engines furnish the water supply for fire protection and general purposes. Coopers Creek, which is navigable some distance above the works, gives the company excellent facilities for water transportation, and several branch tracks of the Camden and Amboy Railroad enter the works at various points. About eight hundred men are employed in the different departments. The products of the Camden Iron Works have acquired a great reputation for excellence of manufacture. They are shipped and supplied to all parts of the United States. R.D. Wood & Co. now operate the works. Walter Wood, of Philadelphia, is president, and John Graham, Jr., also of Philadelphia, is the general manager.
QUELLE	[Prowell: History of Camden County (1886) Chapter VII]

ZEIT	1890
THEMA	Beschreibung
TEXT	The Camden Iron Works, the largest manufacturing plant in the city of Camden, known for many years as Starr's Iron Works, the industry having first been established by the Messrs. Starr, whose names have for over 40 years been associated with the iron industry and with the growth and development of the city of Camden, are located on Cooper's Creek. The' acorn from which this large industrial plant has grown was first planted W 1845, when John F. Starr, Sr., built the Camden Iron Works on the north side of' Bridge avenue above Third street, for the manufacturing of steam pipes and gas works machinery. He was, previous to that associated with his father, Moses Starr, and his brother, Jesse W. Starr, in steamboat building. In 1847 Jesse W. Starr became associated in the business, and the firm erected additional shops on Bridge avenue, near Second street, and increased facilities affording employment for about 100 hands .. In 1847 the business had grown so much that the plot of ground on Cooper's creek was purchased, and the' foundation was laid for what is now known as the Camden Iron Works, the most extensive iron industry in West Jersey. The works were enlarged from time' to time from the date of establishment in 1847, and in the course of a few years the Messrs. Starr found themselves with more orders on hand than they could conveniently fill, although employing from 800 to 1000' men. The enlarged works gave a new impetus to the prosperity of Camden city, and the class of work for which the works had become famous was known an over the United States, and many large contracts for gas machinery were supplied to many of the large· cities in the United States and Canada. John F. Starr, Sr. did not sever his connection with the· works until 1870, when he retired from active business. In 1883 the plant was purchased by a stock company, known as R. D. Wood & Co., and they have since been in almost constant operation, there being on the pay roll at present about 700 hands. Prior to the purchase of the works in f883 by R. D. Wood & Co., they had not been in operation for about two years, put were put in full blast in 1884, after many needed improvements and alterations had been made. The plant includes an area of about 40 acres, about 20 of which are occupied by buildings and in use by the various manufacturing departments, while the other is used for storing material and manufactured products. There are four large foundry buildings for the manufacture of cast-iron pipes, gas works machinery and water works plants, beside large machine shops, boiler houses, carpenter shop, blacksmith shops, pattern shop, store houses, offices and stables. The main machine building is 280 x 60 feet, and the foundry buildings range from 180 to 212 feet in length, and from 60 to 80 feet in width. The two boiler shops are 70xl60 feet in size, and the new blacksmith shop 40 x 80 feet. The works have a capacity for melting 40,000 tons of pig iron annually, and pipe of all sizes, ranging from 2 inch to 60 inch, are turned out. A specialty of large gas holders and machinery is one of the features of the works, and many have been built for various cities, including Philadelphia, Chicago, Louisville and many other places. This year ten large holders of different sizes will be built for cities in the United States. The works have a wharf frontage on Cooper's creek of about 800 feet, on which are six hydraulic cranes of different capacities for transferring materials from lighters to the cars, or for handling pipes of any size, which are being shipped away. Most of the material is brought to the works by lighters, and the greater portion of the pipe is taken away on the lighters. The yards have a complete system of railroad tracks, extending through the various departments, the entire length being about five miles. The works have their awn cars and engine for motive purposes, and the tracks are connected with" spurs" from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Walter Wood is President of the Company, and its Directors are as follows: George Wood, Walter Wood, Stuart Wood, James Whitaker, Josiah Bacon, Wm. H. Morris and Wm. J. Sewell.
QUELLE	[Historical and Industrial Review of Camden (1890) 25]