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Robert Lea
| Name | Robert Lea |
| Ortssitz | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Straße | First Avenue |
| Art des Unternehmens | Maschinenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: Ecke First Avenue und Ferry Street. Vorgänger-Firma (ab 1844): "Warden, Nicholson & Co." (s.d.), mit den Herren Lea und Marlette als Kompagnons; dann "Warden & Lea" und ab 1854 "Robert Lea". |
| Quellenangaben | [Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 151] [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 115] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1833 |
Der 17jährige Robert Lea beginnt eine Lehre bei "Stockhouse & Tomlinson" in Pittsburgh |
| 1854 |
Umwandlung von "Warden & Lea" in "Robert Lea" |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Dampfmaschinen |
1874 |
[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 113] |
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| Schiffsdampfmaschinen |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 113] |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 113] |
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| Zeit |
gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
männl. |
weibl. |
Kommentar |
| 1879 |
33 |
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30 bis 35 |
Zeit = 1: Zeitpunkt unbekannt
| Zeit |
Bezug |
Abfolge |
andere Firma |
Kommentar |
| 1854 |
Umbenennung |
zuvor |
Warden, Nicholson & Co. |
dazwischen bis 1854 "Warden & Lea" |
| ZEIT | 1879 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Peculiarly noted for its numerous mechanical industries, and especially those pertaining to the manufacture of
machinery and the conversion of iron in all its forms, the establishment of Mr. Robert Lea becomes a natural subject
of comment in a publication devoted to a thorough display of the resources of Pittsburgh and its gradual development. Apprenticed as a boy in 1833, at seventeen years of age, to the firm of Stockhouse & Tomlinson, the pioneer machinists of this city, Mr. Lea became, upon the acquirement of his trade, a member of the firm of Warden, Nicholson & Co., (Mr. Lea and Mr. Marlette forming the "Co."), which firm, in 1844, built the entire machinery for the J. M. White, the famous swift Mississippi steamboat, whose time still remains on record as never having been beaten, Mr. Lea making the patterns for all the machinery.) subsequently Warden & Lea, succeeded by Robert Lea in 1854, and continuing without change from that period. With a gTandfather who was a soldier in the French and Indian War of 1758 under General Forbes, and residing in the homestead where his father and himself were reared, Mr. Lea may indeed be regarded as having a more than ordinary interest in the welfare of this community, and vitally interested through his present enterprises as well as the traditions of the past, with everything that pertains to or bears upon the prosperity of the Iron City. Though commencing business in a very small way and with but limited means, a steady increase has taken place, which puts this house upon a par with any in the city. Occupying premises that cover 60x104 feet, the works are divided into four departments, viz : Pattern Shop, Machine Shop, Foundry and Blacksmith Shop, the machinery of
which is of the most superior kind and is operated by a twenty-horse power engine. Here Marine and Stationary Steam Engines are constructed of various designs and every desired capacity. Patterns made, and Castings of all descriptions in iron made to order. From thirty to thirty-five men are engaged, nearly all of whom are skilled artizans. To the matter of Steamboat Machinery, Engines and Blacksmithing special attention is given, and the work turned out by this establishment has achieved a reputation that has extended the trade of the House to many of the adjacent and Western States. During the prolonged business career of Mr. Lea he has been not unficquently identified with numerous civic and social reforms and connected with many of the staunchest institutions in Pittsburgh, such as Banks, Insurance Companies and other corporations. Always exerting an infiuence for good, he is well entitled to the high esteem with which he is universally regarded, the rich results of a life of laborious integrity. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 115] |
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