Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-03

Uloss A1anutacfure and Cmttirg.-Some of tho
most splendid specimens Of cut glass that ever were
seen in this city are now in the Fair. They are of
American cutting, American patterns American ma
tenals and American manufacture for color texture
qualify proportons, cutting, and finish, they not
10 be equaled. They were made we are told, al Gil
lland :, IN Brooklyn, and cut by Baggatt and is
proud boast that the glass made there is superior 10
all other IN the world. The sand Zone of it's compo-
nentparts) is brought from the Delaware river ard
the barilla or potash, is procured in this state.
There three large glass houses in and near this
city one mas capital of S200,G00 and employs so
hands and me land belonging TO the concern is vau-
ed al S20O,O0O more. The other two establishments
have capital of S250,000 between them and en-
poy tout 80 hands when business is brisk
The oldest glass cutter IN this country is Baaport
who began the Business about % years ago in This
establishment there is capital invested of 1925 OOO
and before the panic As hands were constantly en-
ployed without beng able 10 supply the demand for
cut glass; now one foreman and half-a boys
can cut more glass than be disposed of in day
and Baggott has besides a stock of cut goods on
hand worth al least S20C00
In Boston very extensive business is done ia,
m,ann1mIaclurng and cutting glass. The New Eng
land Company have capital of $500 600; they have
three furnaces with twelve pots each and led fac
tory, cutting shop, and brass foundry for lamp irin-
mngs are all connected with the establishment
lhlsls the largest glass mandatory in the u States
and employs at least 400 persons There is also
flint glass mandatory at South Boston, with capi-
tai of 600, and four pot furnace EMPLOYING 20,
hands There are three twelve-pofurnacea nj Sand
wch, forty miles from Boston, with capital Of =
quarter o. million Of dollars. Here they manu,ac-
tare mcuds &C. TO press dishes and other glass ar,i-
ces, lamp tops, CHAINS, and all descriptions of lamp
mounting they have also brass foundry similar 10
the New England Company.
There are SIX establishments for the manufacture
Of window glass IN the interior of Penasy vania-ezch
having capital Of $50 0C0, and employing generally
about 30 hands.
In Philadelphia, there is one large flint glass man.
ufac;ory called the Kensington Glass Weeks, with
capital OF at least quarter Of a million. This esta-
bishment employs usually about 70 glass blowers
and so cutters, besides or ks and several pack
ers, engineers &C. And the current expenses of the
concern cannot be less than So 800 weekly There
IS also one ass house for the manufacture OF bottles
in Philadelphia, containing furnaces OF pots each
and on the premises there are $50 persons employed
In Baltimore, there IS one wlndow-eass house
with capital OF $4,000, employing 60 men.
In Plttsburg there are glass houses including
bottle, flint and CIV Under houses, employing altoeeiher
$50 men. One flint house has cnpilaI Of $4,000,
and lis curreHt expenses 81, 400 weekly. There
are altogether flint houses each with IL pot fur
mace, and having total capital of 5000 600. There
are also cylinder window glass houses, each,
with capital of $50 coo, employing altogether abou
10 hands. There is one cylinder and on, bottle
house IN BIrmlng BAN, close 10 Pirsburg, with JOINT
capital Of 100000 employing about 10 hands Also
one vial house with capital Of twenty thousand do-
lars, employing 20 glass blowers.
Al Wheeling there Is one flint house of pots, with
a capital OF $4,000, employing sc hands cylinder
house with a capital Of S30,0C0 employing 20 HANDS;
vial house with a capital of $50 0oo employ
inc % hands.
Al Lake Champain there is large crown glass
mandatory, with capital Of see, Goo employing 30
or so men.
Al Vernon, in this state, there flint and bottle
mansfactory, with capital ofs30 00e employing $50
men.
There are two glass manufactures in Cenneciicpt,
both bottle houses-one al Wellington, ana one m
Coventry The iwo belong 10 one firm, with CAPT.
tai of $50 00e, and employ 50 persons and the hands
work half the year al one house, and the balance at
the other.
The proprietor Of glass house. with ore furnace
of ~ pots in full operation, pays weekly, in wages,
from $1,000 $780, about 70 work. men, exclusive
of the expenses paid for raw materials. Glass blowers
vary much in their earnings. One maR Will earn $50
per week-another man in the same establishments,
working The same number of hours, earns but $40.
| Block Letsers.-There are excellent specimens for
| signs in the exhibition We know of but one manu-
factory of The article in the city, and that has been
established but one year. Not more than hafa dozen
| hands are employed, with capital of $500 About
| $4,000 have been manufactured for the city in enc
year, and about the same amount has been sent 10
other places.
| Iasestry P0per.-Therc are some elegant samplfs
Of paper hanlings made resemble the Gobelin Ia
peslry-,hey are very beautiful, and the same piece
presents different lusires when viewed from different
parts OF the same room. There are bat seven MANI
features Of paper hangngs IN this country, viz Two
al Troy Two al Philadelphia, two IN New York, and
one IN Boston They have a total caui;al of about
S50OC0-empoying each about 20 hands and make
only the coarser kinds Of paper All the fine kinds
are np ported Chiefly from France) 10 the amount OF
$500 600 annually.
! Architectural Composifion.-By the truly kand-
some specimens in the air, see with pleasure that
the manufacture this article has again revived IL
| was first made in New York in 1898, and was for q
long time very much in use II was for a long time
preferred to wood carving, bat fell into disuse in 1905,
in consequence of marble manel pieces being then all
the rage. The demand for il revived il 1882 since
when IT has been steadily increasing public favor
II is now extensively used for picture rames in leu
of carved wood for mantels, cornices capitals, DC
&c and is equally hard and durable "a stone
There are SIX manufactures Of in the city, with
a capital of $1,000 One house alone has capital
Of $4,000, and employs % hands, who earn ave-
rage $40 per week. few years since this archiiec-
tural composition imported 10 the value Of $500;
now we do not import $1,000 worth Of the article
annually. A large quantity is now ia the course Of
manufacture in his city, for the southern and western
theatres indeed 30 per of all that is msnufsc-
tured is employed 10 ornament various thcares II 3
a compound Of animal mineral and vegetable sub
stances and when Of the consistency of paste prest-
| ed into the requisite form in box wood and metal
mouIds One house in tbs city manufactures 925 600
| worth Of il annually
! One fact connected with the pottery business we
| forgot 10 mention in previous article. Before Iass
May day 20 hands were employed in the salamander
works in this city there are not 90
We also stated that in the scale beam business Mr.
Brown Of this city who used TO employ 40 or so now
employed buf4 or s.; it should have been 10 or IL.
| We shall be pleased TO receive and publish any adj