New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-23
N1em!2)ork Daily gribn'rt.
THE EXHIBITION
AT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
XVIII.
SILK MANUFACTURES.
FIGURE-wEAvING BY AMERICAN PowER-LooMs--BRo-
CATELLEs AND BROCADEs
Fifth Artclel

CATELLEs AND BRoCADES.
Fifth Artcel
Had the Exhibition Of 1853 been anticipated by a
couple of years. of how much of its interest it would
have been Invested Within that brief space OF time
we have seen some Of its most attractive features
either spring into the germs of valuable discovery or
grow into the full development of manufacture
Among the many fortuitous circumstances that favored
lis opening at this particular conuncture we look upon
the opportunity afforded it of exhibiting the first spec
mems of complicated fgure-weaving by American pow
erlooms as about Of the most important and event
full Here for the first time in the history OF this diff
cult branch of industry were able to show that we
had got the start of the European manufacturers and
that their monopoly of markets in figured silk goods
was at length at an end
If our readers have not as yet inspected the broca
telles of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, the silks
to which we alude they hardly appreciate the full
extent of the advantages likely to be derived from the
improvements introduced by them. They would at
once feel satisfied on beboldng them that the means
which had suficed to accomplish such admirable re-
suits were adequate to the manufacture OF the most
difficult fabrics, always excepting of course those tex
lures in the composition of which metallic threads are
employed As the history Of every successful expert
ment of this sort is fraught with instruction to those
who are engaged in industrial pursuits and indeed 70
all who take an interest in the progress OF our manu-
features we purpose in the present article to give
brief account of this establishment as well as OF one
or two others which have recently commenced opera
tons in different branches Of the same industry
The SILK Works of the Eagle Manufacturing Com
pany are situated at Seymour, Conn. formerly called
IIumphreysville, after General Humphreys, who
erected the first wooden mandatory established ia
New.Eneland. and introduced, we believe, the first
merino sheep imported into this country. Seymour is
the seat of number Of other valuable branches OF
industry and its population which is in great measure
dependent upon them, has been increasing rapidly
within the last few years OF these establishments the
Humphreysville Copper Company, the Humphreysville
Tool and Hardware Manufacturing Company and the
American Car Company, alone represent capital OF
more than half million of dollars.
The Eagle Factory is built on the verge Of what are
called the Falls of the Naugatck River which is here
exceedingly picturesque, its waters winding between
pecipitous banks upon whose sides the town is built
The Naugatuck furnishes waterpower to number OF
other important manufactures situated at Wocotve,
Plymouth, Waterbury, Naugatuck, Ansonia and Blrm-
inghnm.
The Eagle Company was organized under the gen.
erhl law Of the State for regulating joint companies,
In July, 1851 The capital stock is 100000 divided
into shares Of $25 the whole Of which in the
bnnds Of about II dozen shareholders The buildings
md machinery were all constructed under the direction
Of Mr Iumeston the present Superintendent Of the
woils-a gentleman who had long been previously en-
pheed IN The manufacture Of silk goods at Newliayen,
I nd al fle first idea of the
t1fpfise originated The operations OF the firm 10
which be- belonged had been, up 10 this period, confined
h. Le lhbhcaton Of various figured silk goods such
b. rLb,ns phlloons mud ifingcs but Mr. HumeatOn $
attention bh,Ine been directed Ia the ingenious mo1i-
Gallons II Tho jacquard loom. which had been
p6iened hnd successfully introduced IN tho manu-.
soibfe IT chfpels by Mf u, u. Bigolow, oi
Eosi.n. IL struck him that tho same improvements
bith b. adYhniaEronsly applied to tho "Aosu
/ nnn ~ complicated patterns on broad alhH "
s.dd be- stated that previous 10 the conception o NJ
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