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Springville Mfg. Co.
THE SPRINGVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPAXY.
The Springville mill, which was established in 1833 by the late Chauncey Winchelh in 1866, just a third of a century later, underwent a wonderful expansion. At that time the property was purchased by the late George Maxwell and the late George
Sykes, Avho soon commenced the removal of the old mill, replacing it with a much larger one of stone and brick, 300 feet long and 45 feet wide, with two wings, each 100x50 feet, and all four
stories high, equipped with automatic sprinklers and all up-to-date appliances for tire protection. Other buildings are the dyehouse. boiler and engine house, and storehouse, all built of brick and modern and commodious. One hundred horse power
is developed by water and 600 by three Large steam boilers. One large 200-horse power engine furnishes the steam power. A 75-horse power dynamo and engine furnish the electric lights. Eight sets of cards and 135 broad looms and 3. .300 spindles
comprise the equipment. Employment is given to 350 operatives.
A CENTURY OF Vernon, Connecticut 1808—1908
PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPECIAL HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.
ROCKVILLE, CONN.
PRESS OF T. F. RADY & COMPANY
JAN. 1911
Postcard
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Springville Mfg. Co.
THE SPRINGVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPAXY.
The Springville mill, which was established in 1833 by the late Chauncey Winchelh in 1866, just a third of a century later, underwent a wonderful expansion. At that time the property was purchased by the late George Maxwell and the late George
Sykes, Avho soon commenced the removal of the old mill, replacing it with a much larger one of stone and brick, 300 feet long and 45 feet wide, with two wings, each 100x50 feet, and all four
stories high, equipped with automatic sprinklers and all up-to-date appliances for tire protection. Other buildings are the dyehouse. boiler and engine house, and storehouse, all built of brick and modern and commodious. One hundred horse power
is developed by water and 600 by three Large steam boilers. One large 200-horse power engine furnishes the steam power. A 75-horse power dynamo and engine furnish the electric lights. Eight sets of cards and 135 broad looms and 3. .300 spindles
comprise the equipment. Employment is given to 350 operatives.
A CENTURY OF Vernon, Connecticut 1808—1908
PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPECIAL HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.
ROCKVILLE, CONN.
PRESS OF T. F. RADY & COMPANY
JAN. 1911
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
