Work stations, Capewell Horse Nail Company, Cheshire
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1880
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 4 3/4in. (10 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionInterior of industrial building with windows on either side, wood ceiling with joists with long pipe which apparently is turned by belt and gear at right; also what appears to be chute drawn up. Long divided tables with wooden Windsor chairs have boxes and piles of metal objects. Each station has swing-arm lamp, bins under counter, and most have tacked up notes, prints and photographs of women.
Object number1974.30.8
InscribedOn verso: "Capewell Horse Nail Co., Manufactory, Cheshire"NotesSubject Note: George J. Capewell operated a factory in Cheshire until 1883 when he moved it to Hartford. It does not appear that the company was known as the Capewell Horse Nail Co. before its move to Hartford.On View
Not on view
Richard Welling
