The daily gazette., 1876-12-21
FIRST EDITION!
Paint and Putty.
HOW THESE ARTICLES ARE
MANUFACTURED IN
WILMINGTON.
AN EXTENSIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
now "BRADFoRD's FAINT STORE"
HAS BECOME AN IMMENSE
ESTABLISHMENT.

now "BRADFoRD's FAINT STORE"
HAS BECOME AN IMMENSE
ESTABLISHMENT.
Few of our citizens has failed to notice
and admire from time to time, the impos-
ing four story structure, Nos. q and y
East Third street, known as "Bradford's
Building" where Mr.. James Bradford
conducts an extensive business in the
manufacture, sale and working of paint
and putty.
In ordinary mention, and from force of
long-continued habit, this establishment
Is commonly alluded to as "Bradford's
paint store," but brief glance at Its di-
far outgrown the limits of a "stOre," and
is now ranked among the leading estab-
lishments of our city.
The building Is large and commOdious,
and is every department ample facilities
are provided for the transaction of the
extensive business of the house.
THE FIRST FLOOR
is the wholesale and retail salcsroom,
where paints, putty, glass, oils, and aoz.
ems of other articles connected with the
business, are disposed of, in large and
small quantities, to the buying public.
Back of the salesroOm is the business of
fee. On
THE SECOND FLOOR
is the glass room, where glass Of various
sizes, is stored away, in boxes, in large
quantities. Adjoining the glass room is
the paint room, where all kinds of plain
and fany paintingis performed and house
painting arranged for. The foreman of
the paint room is Hr. Wesley B. Hick-
man, and Mr.. John Stradley executes the
fancy sign writing and ornamental paint
ing. About 10000 small paint cans are
also stored in one part of this room.
THE THIRD FLOOR
is fitted up for society roms, and is ut
present occupied by the Jefferson Club.
THE FOURTH FLOOR
is used :ls u store room for glazed sash,
ladders, and other articles. There are
over 5000 feet of ladders, used for house
painting, stored in this room, and more
will shortly be added.
THE BASEMENT.
The cellar occupied by Mr.. Bradford is
not confined to the lower portion of the
building, but is connected with the base
ment of the new market house, adjoining
and forms, altogether, complete cellar,
far more extensive than that connected
with any other establishment in the city.
This cellar is vast store room, where
are kept in large quantities, the numer-
ous articles used IN the business of the
establishment.
Immediately under the main building,
the cellar is occupied by paints and oils
ready for retailing, rosin, glue, white and
red lead, empty kegs, and several tons OF
colors. :,
In other parts of the cellar are stored
5000 gallons of raw and boiled linseed oil,
forty tons of dry white lead twenty tons OF
tons of dry umbra, and about 1000 gallons
of varnish.
At the south. east corner of this eXten-
sive cellar, is small room, where the
MANUFACTURE OF PAINT AND PUTTY
is conducted. In this room are one putty
mixer, one stone mill for grinding white
lead, and one stone mill and several iron
mills for grinding colors. The machines
are driven by one 25 horse power engine
and have capacity of five tons of paints
and one ton of putty per day. The putty
is put up in cans containing from Ia to
100 pounds, and in kegs and barrels. The
superintendent of this department is Mr..
James Downey, who has had an expert
ence of twenty years in grinding paints.
These works produce pure white lead,
second QualIy, WHICH is uiNiuCu iito wv
brands denominated Kent and Sussex.
The entire establishment,in IN addition to
other conveniences,i is heated with steam,
for which purpose nearly 1000 feetof, pipe
are used An elevator connects the base
ment with the other floors.
ANOTHER STORE HOUSE Is USED,
on Spring Alley, between French and
Walnut streets. Here are stored 100 bar
rels of,plaster, 100 barrels of cement, one
ton of glue, eight tons of roof paint, OF
POGO, j. tons of English Venetian red
one ton of logwood, four tons of dry
paints, a lot of building sand, and quan
tity of empty barrels. Adjoining is tho
stable, in front ofwhich is small two
story brick house, occupied by the driver
The above is n brief description of thu
enterprising establishment, which ha'
no superiors and few equals in this
county Less than two score otiyears hav'
elapsed since it was started, and its rapl5,
increase and development speak wei
| for the ability and energy of its proprle
tor, and for the business. character OF on'
enterprising city.