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Hart & Munson
| Name | Hart & Munson |
| Ortssitz | Utica (N.Y.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Eisengießerei |
| Anmerkungen | 1868 als Mühlsteinfabrik. |
| Quellenangaben | [Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 105] [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 261] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1825 |
Gründung durch A. Munson, einem Onkel des späteren Eigentümers |
| 1849 |
Munson erhält ein Patent auf eine Maschine für die Ausbalanzierung und Oberflächenbehandlung von Burr-Mühlsteinen. |
| 1860 |
Munson patentiert eine Verbesserung für Mahlmühlen. |
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| Gußeisen |
1874 |
[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] |
1874 |
[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] |
Vorgabe: Iron foundry |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | At Utica, which is 95 miles from Albany, is a large and probably the oldest manufactory of French Burr Stones in the United States, known as Hart & Munson's Mill Stone Manufactory. It was established by Mr. A. Munson, an uncle of one of the present proprietors, in 1825. Its claims to distinction, however, do not rest upon the fact of its antiquity, but upon the many new and valuable improvements which the firm have made in the manufacture of machinery appertaining to the furnishing and complete equipment of a modern mill. Mr. E. Munson, of this firm, is a practical millwright, and has made the interest with which he is connected his debtor by the many valuable improvements which he has designed and contributed for its benefit. One of his inventions, which was patented in 1849, is a machine for balancing and finishing Burr Mill Stones. By means of this machine, the mill stone, after it is blocked up, is suspended upon its centre, where it is balanced in the course of filling up and finishing, instead of being filled up, as is usually the case, without the means of testing the accuracy 01 its balance. The superiority of mill stones finished in this way, over others, must be evident at a glance. To regulate the balance or correct any inaccuracy which might arise from drying of the moisture, or any other cause, this firm provide a Shot Balance without extra charge, and give directions for using it. Another valuable invention of Mr. Munson is a new Cast Iron Eye and Mill Spindle, which can be put in an old stone equally as well as in a new one. The eye is formed of an outside and an inside cone, the two cones being connected by spiral wings. The inside cone or hub forms the bail or driving parts, and the driver is cast solid on the spindle. The advantage of this Eye is that it cannot be choked or clogged under any speed, carries more air under the stone, drives nearer the centre, and the runner cannot be thrown off the cockhead. It is peculiarly adapted for small mills where great speed is required. In 1860, Mr. Munson patented an improvement adapted to mills grinding all kinds of grain, starch, plaster, etc., by which a more perfect adjustment of the stones to each other is secured, and a greater convenience in lubricating the joints, as well as effectually preventing the escape of the oil from its bush. The arrangement by which these important ends are secured is fully set forth in the firm's Circular. Another valuable machine manufactured at this establishment is Mattison's Flour Packer, which, it is said, will save about 33 per cent, of labor in packing in barrels, and about 66 per cent in packing in bags, when compared with the lever press and the usual process of shoveling into bags. Its novelty consists in carrying the bag or barrel full-length upon the cylinder and delivering the flour in a compact state, the barrel or bag receding from the packer in process of filling. They are now in use in many of the best mills in the country. The works of Messrs. Hart & Munson include a Mill Stone Manufactory, a Machine Shop, Plaster Mills, and Foundry, and are commodious and well-arranged. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 261] |
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