North and Judd Manufacturing Company, New Britain
Dateabout 1880
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
DescriptionIndustrial brick factory complex with three smokestacks. Street with utility poles, lights and stockade fence. Pit with steam in foreground. Flagpole on brick building on left.
Object number1988.28.1
InscribedOn verso: "North & Judd Mfg Co., New Britain, CT (Griggs & Hunt Architects, Waterbury)"NotesSubject Note: Alvin North founded company in 1812 making plated wire products adding saddlery hardware by 1849. Established as North & Judd by 1863 expanding products to include jewelry, hooks and eyes. Feb. 1880, the large wood factory burned and was replaced with brick.On View
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