Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-13
Cleveland Manufactures.

PRATT & BRowN's NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE
EsTABLIsHxENT.-These gentlemen have for
years been successfully engaged in the manu-
facture and s-le of furniture and chairs in this
city, and their reputation is not confined to our
City or State. A visit to their extensive ware
house and manufactory will give far better
idea of their business than We can do in a
short descriptive article, but we will speak Of a
few facts noticed in 4 walk yesterday through
their rooms. Their manufaetory is situated
upon Center street, on the West Side, where
they own eleven consecutive lots upon the west
side Of the street, extending from Detroit to
First street. This land Messrs. Pratt d Brown
purchased of n. c. Baldwin, Esq, when they
came to the city from New England. Here
they erected large three story building, which
for time answered their purpose, but, busi-
ness increasing, they bought and erected more
buildings, until now there are some six houses
and shops occupied by the fixtures and appur-
tenances of the business. Among these is the
old "Massasoit House." or more recently the
Exchange" which is now used as a storing
and painting house.
The main building, and the one where all of
the manufacturing is done, it is about IS by
60 feet in size, and three stories in hight. The
lower floor is occupied with the saving de-
partment. Here, separated from the main shop
by a freproof partition is the engine, of 65
horse power, with IA inch cylinder, and feet
stroke. From this the power is communicated
to the machinery, and the steam carried through
pipes over all of the building, no fires being
prevents all fear of fire among the shavings and
lumber In this lower room are all manner of
saws and planes and divers other instruments
known only to the initiated. A fine yeneering
saw, imported from England, the only one in
the State, out Of Cincinnati, cost with its deli
cate machinery over $1,000. The second floor
is devoted to the manufacture of chairs. sofas,
&c, and all descriptions of order work. Here
are now, in process of construction, pair of
library cases for W. J. Gordon, Esq, which viii
be most elegant articles of furniture. They are
of black walnut, and when provided with their
plate glass doors will be truly splendid. The
third floor is devoted to the making of bureaus
and bedsteads, of which latter articles about one
hundred and fifty are made per week. Beside
this building there is drying house where the
timber is all thoroughly seasoned and dried, and
the store rooms for veneers. Here immense
piles Of walnut, mahogany and oak veneering
Is stacked up to season and await shipment A
] large shipment of this has been lately made 10
| Hamburg, Germany. The establishment is pre-
vided with a stationary fire engine with one
hundred feet Of hose, which on one or two oe.
casions has proved very seryieeable.
In ordinary business times, about seventy
men are employed by this firm, and sometimes
more than this number. During the last veal
about 250, 900 feet of lumber were used, exclu
sive of 10000 feet of veneering.
The warehouse and salesrooms Of the firm
at Nos 27 and 20 Water street, are filled with
all descriptions of furniture "from grave Il
/ gay" which present most tempting appear
ance to the lovers Of beauty and art Foul
stories of this store, which is about 80 by lOC
feet in size, are filled with elegant specimens
of cabinet work The first 1oor is filled witt
the ecOmmon styles of household furniture, and
upon the second and third floors is beautiful
display of sofas, chairs, bedsteads, tables, oto
mans, tete tetes, DC, &c Some of the fines
chamber sets Of furniture that we ever saw fill VI
these rooms and there is no hope for a young
bridegroom who wants to buy cheap, but can
resist the golden and carved temptations her,
set before him.
Messrs. Pratt & Brown are prompt, reliable
business men, and have won high position
among Cleveland merchants by their attention
and devotion to their business.
These manufacturing establishments cOnsti
tute the great power that is to make Clevelan
first class city. Here is the right Location
aud Cleveland Manufactures will yet be he
proudest boast.