Interior of American Pin Company, Waterville (Waterbury)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 5 1/8in. (11 x 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1987.81.10
DescriptionTwo men in mustaches wearing suits and bowler hats standing inside industrial building. Overhead timber joists and metal machinery tracks which say, "American Pin Co., Waterville" from which hangs chains, tongs and buckets. Large windows at back and left side. Wood barrels, forms, molds, bins are near what appear to be masonry troughs. There is a support column at the right. Inscription on back: "Interior, American Pin Co., Waterbury, CT. ca. 1905"
NotesSubject Note: The American Pin Company, founded in Waterbury in 1846, manufactured notions, brass goods, safety pins and hooks and eyes. In 1894 they moved production to Waterville.Status
Not on view
Nicholas J. Bogert
The Collotype Co.
