Ball & Wood Co. - Elizabethpark, NJ, 1891
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
(American, 1864 - 1983)
Date1891
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.149.1.40
DescriptionPhotograph of the Ball and Wood Company two story brick factory building in Elizabeth, New Jersey. There is a fence in front of the entrance. Utility pole in the distance to the left of the building. Dirt ground surrounding building.
NotesFrom: Elizabeth, New Jersey Then and Now "The Ball & Wood Co. was established in 1891, on a four acre site between the Central Railroad tracks and Trumbull St., adjoining the Singer works, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company manufactured steam engines to drive line shafts or turbines to generate electricity. The equipment found wide application for electric railways, lighting systems, and factories that needed electricity for tools and machinery. The main building was of brick construction and had a heavy duty electric overhead crane. There were also boiler houses and buildings for forging, nickel plating, and painting. The factory employed 90 skilled machinists in 1897."
Status
Not on view
