Meriden Bronze Co., 1888
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1888
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
DescriptionPhotograph of the Meriden Bronze Company five story brick building located on a corner. Utility poles line the street next to the buildings. Other buildings in the distance on the same street as the main building in the photo. Horse-drawn cart filled with hay is parked in front of the building. A man is standing in the cart with a tool to move the hay.
Object number2015.149.1.41
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Meriden Bronze Co., 1888"NotesFrom: The LampworksThe Meriden Bronze Company was organized by Augustus H. Jones and other partners in 1882, as the Foster Hardware Company, succeeding the plant and business of S.H. Foster & Company. A year later a brass foundry was added to the plant and the manufacture of ornamental brass goods began, which soon became the principal product of the company. In 1884, the company was incorporated as The Meriden Bronze Company.
Financial depression forced The Meriden Bronze Company out of business in the late 1890's. The Meriden Bronze Company was assigned at least thirty-eight lighting-related patents between November 15, 1887, and December 15, 1896.
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