Foster, Merriam & Co. - Foundry, 1890
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1890
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)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionBlack and white photo of a Foster, Merriam and Company brick building next to railroad tracks in Meriden, CT. There is a power line and pole between the building and the tracks. A building in the background has a sign for the Foster Merriam Co. The backend of a train car is seen at the lefthand side of the photo on the tracks.
Object number2015.149.1.20
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Foster Merriam & Co. - Foundry, 1890"Recto, handwritten in pencil: "Meriden"NotesFrom: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 82)
"Foster, Merriam & Co. had a large factory fronting on Cross Street and extending several hundred feet along the tracks of the N.Y., N.H. & H. railroad, in the very heart of Meriden. They are manufacturers of casters, drop handles, furniture trimmings, cabinet hardware and bathroom fittings.
The original founders of the business were Albert Foster, Hiram Foster, Julius Way, Asaph Merriam, Nelson Merriam, all of Meriden, and a Mr. Belden, of New Britain, who formed the first partnership under the name of Foster, Belden & Co., who made casters only. The firm as organized in 1835, was short lived, because the following year, Mr. Belden sold his interest to Asaph and Nelson Merriam. With the departure of Mr. Belden, the name was changed to Foster, Merriam & Co."
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