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W. E. Welding's Manufactory of Stoneware
| Name | W. E. Welding's Manufactory of Stoneware |
| Ortssitz | Brantford (Kanada) |
| Straße | Dalhousie Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Steinzeugfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | An der Ecke Dalhousie und Clarence Streets. 1849-1868: "Justice Martin & Co." |
| Quellenangaben | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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| 1849 |
Gründung durch Justice Martin aus Lyons, New York, unter der Firma "Justice Martin & Co.". Er beshäftigt etwa sechs Leute in einem Fachwerkgebäude Ecke Dalhousie und Clarence Streets. Es ist das erste Unternehmen dieser Art in Kanada. Der Produktionswert beträgt am Anfang 8,000 Dollar/Jahr. |
| 1868 |
Nach einigen Wechseln im Unternehmen kommt die Firma in den Besitz von Welding & Belding |
| 1872-1874 |
Der Betrieb wird durch Feuer zerstört |
| 1873-1874 |
Bald nach dem Brand zieht sich Welding aus der Firma zurück, und Belding unternimmt es, die Firma zu schließen. Doch einnige Monate später kauft Welding das Anwesen und baut das Gebäude in Ziegelbauweise. Er ist seither der alleinige Eigentümer des Unternehmens. |
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1849 |
Beginn als "Justice Martin & Co." |
1883 |
[Profiles von Brant County (1883)] |
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| ZEIT | 1883 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | The enterprise was started in 1849 by Justice Martin, of Lyons, New York, under the name Justice Martin & Co. He employed about six men, and occupied a frame building which stood where the business is now carried on, corner of Dalhousie and Clarence Streets. It was the first enterprise of this character in Canada, and in the beginning produced about $8,000 worth of ware per annum. After various firm changes the business came into the hands of Welding & Belding in 1868, and about five years later the factory was destroyed by fire. Shortly after the destruction of the building Mr. Welding retired from the firm, and Mr. Belding undertook to close out the business; but a few months later Mr. Welding repurchased the estate, rebuilt the building in brick, and since then has been sole proprietor of the concern. There are four departments in the factory, viz.: one for preparing the clay, the turning room, the moulding room, and the burning department. Fifteen men are employed, and the most extensive pottery business of Canada is carried on here. The ware produced is of a superior quality, and finds ready sale in the market at the highest figures. |
| QUELLE | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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