Manning Bowman & Company, Meriden, Connecticut
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1889
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 Manning Bowman and Company four story brick building located on a street corner in Meriden, Connecticut. The entrance is located at the corner of the building, which has a large square clock tower with a mansard roof. Utility poles and trees line the street. A sign on the top of the building states, "Manning Bowman & Co. 57 Beekman St., NY."
Object number2015.149.1.42
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "1889"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. 92)"Manning, Bowman, & Co. of Meriden, Conn. manufactured silverware, barware, chrome kitchenware and other metalware, as well as small electric appliances like toasters, coffee urns, percolators, and waffle irons.
Founded in 1832, in Middletown, Conn., Manning-Bowman was named for Edward Manning and Robert Bowman, who were part of a group from Meriden, Conn. who bought the company in 1872. Manning-Bowman chromeware in an Art Deco style are especially prized by collectors today. The original Manning-Bowman Co. was bought by the Bersted Mfg. Co. of Fostoria, Ohio in 1941, and somewhat later (around 1960) by the McGraw Edison Co."
"The first quarters of this company in Meriden, covered but a small portion of the large triangular area, formed by Pratt, Miller and Catlin streets, the whole of which is now occupied by the factory of the company." (page 93)
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