Atlas advertisement containing exterior views of the two Philadelphia and the Camden foundries. Views contain promotional text about the products manufactured, the names of the proprietors, and the dates of establishment of two of the firms. Views include maritime traffic, horse-drawn trucks hauling machinery, and operating smokestacks. Machinery advertised includes pumping, hoisting, and stationery engines; sugar mills; iron boats; and bon black washers and bruisers. The Morris foundry was established in 1828 and the Merrick foundry was established in 1836. Atlas entry for "The State of Connecticut" printed on the verso., Published in Colton’s atlas of America, illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America... Commercial edition with business cards of prominent houses in Philadelphia. (New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856), page 23. (HSP O 458)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 392
Date
[1856]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Industries - Morris [P.2007.22]
