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How Carpets Are Cleaned. T. M. Stewart
| Name | How Carpets Are Cleaned. T. M. Stewart |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Seventh Avenue 326 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Teppichreinigung |
| Anmerkungen | Adresse (um 1884): No. 326 Seventh Avenue, near 28th Street |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 249] |
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| 1864 |
Sir. Stewart ist seither in seinem Beruf tätig. |
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1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | There is no establishment in the city that will better repay a visit from the careful housewife at this season of the year than that of T. M. Stewart, at No. 326 Seventh Avenue, near 28th Street, where, in a large, five-story building, carpets are cleaned, brushed, beaten, repaired, remade and renovated. The work of cleaning is mainly carried on upon the fifth floor. The ends of the carpet, Moquette, Kidderminster, Wilton or thick Brussels are first joined together. Then the ear-pets are placed, wrong side out, in a machine which revolves rapidly, and as the carpet passes over the. rollers a set of long rods on one side beat it, on the opposite side a row of brooms sweep it, while soft bristle brushes in the centre are freeing the right side from dust and dirt by their rapid revolution. No stifling atmosphere of dust attends this operation. An air shaft, furnished by power of machinery, extends from the first floor to the roof, and every particle of dust except that falling within the machines is carried off. This shaft exhausts fifty-five thousand cubic feet of air in a minute, and the draft is sufficient to instantly seize a handkerchief held near and carry it upward. On this floor are also two machines for cleaning the lighter grades of carpets. They are oddly shaped, slatted cages, in size eight by twelve feet, into which the carpets are placed, and when rapidly revolving they are thrown from side to side. The refitting and altering are done on this floor. The third floor of the building is devoted to a very important branch of the business that of renovating. After having been thoroughly cleansed from dust, carpets are here lightly tacked to the floor and all spots, whether of grease, ink or paint, are removed by means of a chemical composition applied with a brush. Carpets of the most delicate hue come out from this process not only unharmed, but with the colors set and as bright as new. This chemical solution acts as a fuller, bringing up the nap and restoring the body to the goods, and also as a moth preventive. A large tank in this room is used for cleaning stair cloths, dance cloths, etc. In it, covered with a chemical preparation, they lie and soak without injury. At the time of onr visit, among other carpets was one that had been taken from the saloon floor of a Pacific mail steamer. Here the process of renovating had not only removed the dirt, but it had also overcome the effect of the sea air upon the colors, and they seemed as bright and clear as when they first left the loom. The second floor is used mainly for folding carpets for delivery. Here too they are packed " moth proof " and warranted for one year, the date of packing being plainly marked on the wrapper, after which they are ready for storage, if desired. The first floor contains, in addition to the delivery room, a large storage room, lately added, the private office, handsomely furnished, and the main office, also neatly fitted up. Sir. Stewart has an experience of over twenty years in this business. Few persons have any idea of the quantity of impure gases, poison germs and dust, so irritating to sensitive lungs, that may be held in a carpet that has had several months' wear, and of the necessity, from a health point of view, of some process that will rid it of these impurities which are so prolific a source of disease. Mr. Stewart has just completed au extension to his factory, and put up three new machines, specially adapted for the thorough cleansing of all delicate woollen fabrics, as India and Turkish rugs, portieres, curtains and draperies; also carriage robes, furs, skins, tapestries, cushions, etc., by a dry air process, without striking a blow, fastening them together or subjecting them to any strain whatever. All the details of taking up, altering and relaying of carpets is carried on at this complete establishment. Our visit to No. 326 Seventh Avenue was very interesting; we therefore reconmiend it to others. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 249] |
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