Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-18

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THURSDAY kvEkik0.. .Ocf. u
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The discovery chat paper could be I'D
. . subohtute lbr linen, IN the nianufAesufs
4 collars md cuffs. for mems and wcmcne
rear. n II very modern and purely A1ers-
nm origin. II belongs TO classo o. 'hsen
lions tina, are not ~ ail appreciates. az UT.
i'm fact regarded with son1enip' anu
phich subsequently become o. s"eh ''np.1
lance that they not only enlarge ',e ne'us
n human labor, but AFFECT established traces.
n il conceded that the pr sent cnefmous
Of psper in he mtnnias'urc o.
collars. amounting 81 Il docs taSssr bhy
'ons weekly. has con iibuted 20 enhance the |
pric. o, that commodity, ard consequently |
.fT.c,ed tic interests Of rock pnbiistrss ord |
N who consume fine parers. Both the ina
ard enc means that we're adopt |
cd 10 cvcrcone popnhrs prejusice so1sss
collsss made Of paper, have points Of inter.
es,-,he (eymsr being due TO the inventive
genius u q citizen Of New York, while their
successlul introduction into popular favor
must b. credited to the enterprise Of citi-
zen Of Philadelphia, Of whose establishment
70 propose 10 give some account. sssF
The history Of the invention " briefly o.
follows: In 1858, NJ. walAse Dunt. vssg
ingenious and prolific invsates 10 The ely
Of New York, Who he'd been de(ssted In lili-
CATION soNcesniog sswieg nachve, q
which he claimed TO have been the original
inventes enAo0n<Sd teft1 @san q ~
machine chop that he would make > stitch
that would supevcsdcthe sewing ooehins
stitch; snd ssi~<eurn'ly sapeetave. tintie
proposed 10 make osllsrs Of two pieces Of
paper. esmenssd fsgc'hcS, asd Aasen ~ .
= rrsisd wheel snd roll Il over w paper,
which would mske seies ~ iN4entAsSeNo
representing snA rsssssiaing rews - sslAehi
o.. Not long aftcrward, collars Of this de-
scrip ion were mndc, Ana worn By hin and
Others; but a. no. paper, Of the Ieeu;si1s
strenth could 10 obtained. he proposed TO
cement muslin, or other iikc mstsvial. - ~
paper, for the purpose of Increasing IT,
strength and elasticity. On July 05th, 1854,
ne received patent Tor shirt collars Of this
kind, - . new article Of manufacture, and
his clsi,ns 20 priority Of invention, after
having undergone the ordeal Of litigation,
have been confirmed and es,ablisheds - :.
The history Of the introduction ~ these
collars ~ marketable commodity, ia notesl
intcres,ing. Previous to the issue d lettsru
patent 10 Walter Hunt, be- dspeA<d q SNs
half his interca ia the same 10 John, w.
R.dgwsy, Of Ba-ton, fte four tlsesSsAGd Col
lars; and subsequently, sold the other I'M
divided half interest for three thQussnd dol
lars, to n. II. valeUslae 4 Co. whe EN-.
sncncsd ths manufacture IN Tho city OF New
York. The community. ho~evss, did 6os
regard these new collars with iaves, aud The
pa'snt WA irsquentl, cid ard ,eeol0, With
diminished value. none Of the purchasers
seemet pl-sssd with their bargain. In lo5e
M. William 4. Lakewood, . young rdy
good- merchant Of Philadelphia, purchased
tho intres, formerly owned By vAlsutiss,
semoved The machinery 10 Philadslphis,
and commenced The msnutaesese ia ksy<
stone Nil .. aear Fsrmount. HE espssioncs
during tie tirst Elk months was ny ne neAau
sncou,s raging, and he ~ compelled s>ssss-
pend operations. - the atock Accwulnlelod
Tor want al market. When oss considas(
that millions Of those collars are nov msd<
and sod annually, Il ~ ina incredible thAl
less than eight years sgc II required peraist
snt s0oft TO overcome the prejudioes Of thl
Of the community against them. This NJ
Lockwood succeeded in doing, by judo
ious ~ stein " advertising and setting forth
their advantages, in which he vas aided by
the string argument. that these patent col.
lars can be worn much longer than ordinary
laundry drcssssi collar Without losing their
gloss and h'iliisncy. can be sold at price
less than the cost Of washing ard starching
linen coIlars, and what vas convincing "a
those r. JUDGED in favor VI eleashnsss that
tn y contained IN reality the identical ina.
terial used in u linen collar, only more clean
and pure in it's present form than ever be
fore. His accumulated stock was then soor
disposed q his factory ic opeacd. aud Ii
less than two years his facilities for maru
featuring were found inadequate to u,plI
thu demand. and be removed To lis lsres M
location, 200 aud 259 South Tnird street
where he has now p,ohaLl, Tie largcst and
most comp lc,c establishment Of this deserts
ton i, the Unit d States.
TIE buildings have . front on Third and
Levsnt Street, Of for,y>seven feet, 3 doth
Of onc hundred and eighty. scven ut, an
are five stories in height. In different d.
psrtmcnts there are about ninety machines
used IN the various processes, to which
powc. il communicated by means Of ovei
ak hundred feet Of shalting. from forty
horsc.powcs engine located 10 ne basement
The cxhavst>stean, il utilized not only ID
warming the buiidirg. but in boiling vatcl
and hea ing glue or paste; end conse qucnt
~ tire Is not required in any Of the work,
an s<r -
and acme o. them co stly.
The fist process in making cl0th.liued
collars, 70 10 ccosbine the paper end muelin
which il accomplished by means Of me
chine tina. has cost, with The various i'm
provcmeOis ncscsssry 70 overcome the 40
equal expansion aud contraction Of tho tx
substances, nearly thirty thousand dollars
The finishing or polishing, 10 effected By
being passed between two highly chillss
rolls. moving with different velocity, enc
which can lie so nicely adjusted that an or
binary shect Of paper can stop nm engine o
forty horsepower. The collars ere cut into
shape by sneaDs u rgisteriog eating -,
parstus, having capacity f0r cutting ou
10000 collars per day, and requiring tha
attention Of only two operatives. ~
stamping Of the patent and six e., and thu
imitation stitching, 10 effected At one opera.
ton. by steel dies, and then the collars pas,
70 the machiss which punches out ~ ~
ton holes; and after that to the folding ma
chinc-whlch 10 the invention. In ma. q
the senior partner Of the tirm. All kinds
Of ladies' and gentlemans' oullan es1 cuffs
including MArseillcs and fancy>printsd pat
terms. are made; and whensvse . new do
sign VI lHcp collar u sdspesA sisAsr Ia III,
country or abroad. Il 10 reproduced IL papel
In this establishment. - a33A'4
10 connection With tbe pspsf collar -
utac osy, there ore apartnsnts aQpeosgialst
to The manufacture Of paper bo1es, ss30hicl
about three thousand are made daily, Q,
over . million . year. The bsetomo .
thsse boxer are constructed largely 81 Nm
circular wooden hlocks, which the nsm hov,
touad 70 b . satisiaetory and eoUasme1a
eo6elitute for pastsbserd. An the printinl
Of labsls. earda. etc.. Il done on he peools
-; ed % extensive u their businsao, IL
ten printing prsesss, end ninety taoas Q
type, ere emnlsysS II sh:s dspogomsas. :.
Th"ec ~ also : forge, and machine sABp
whore oil 70 airs to the machin9y are DEAF
Ia the entire prsmisse there are q timso q
many - two hundred and 6lly sisls q,
wonsn employed, mono ef whom - oakss
without special Recommendations o. esseiG
Gates Of character. Dinner aud DRESSING
rooms are provided Tor their accommodati
Elevators are used a. snsans Of communi
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