Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.51 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Collinsville, (West view)

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 7/16in. (18 x 24cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.51

DescriptionRough sketch of Collinsville. The large central building is the Collinsville ax factory. Smaller buildings surround it. Wooded hills and fields are visible in the background. A substantial building with two front doors occupies a rise in the left foreground. Another sketch evidently of the same building is at the lower right.

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. Collins Company was the world's largest axe and edged tool manufacturers. The company was established in 1826 as Collins & Co. by Samuel W. and David C. Collins. The co-partnership failed and in May 1834 the Collins Manufacturing Company was chartered by the Connecticut legislature for the purpose of manufacturing axes and edge tools. The business address was in Hartford and the manufacturing establishment located at Collinsville. It was the major employer in the area. In 1843 the company name was changed to Collins Company.

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