Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-05
MODEL ESTABLISHMENT.
v,s,r TO TIE WORKSHOP OF
.xIyyENTOR-ONEj OF WILL.
w,xuTON's INDUSTRlE "a.

.o are hut few residents of thi.
! wbo have any correct ideas o
C,t i, taking place daily in some O
| Industrial establishments which are
| hoast of wilmington. Men 60 tt
| u I Mace, of business, and wOrkmeI
fIsir ditlerelft shops, day after day,
|, IN IN most instances know little and
u il Ias, of what is taking place in theiI
! y midst.
h r;sh, here iu Wilmington conld be
| nd the largest nanufactory In the
|;,ad states Of machinery especially
Med to the leather business, they
| I,Id be inclined to doubt the asser-
We, such is the fact, as II reporter
I,rtained yesterday to his own salts.
| hTlt thirteen years ago Mr.. G. W.
or n yonng machinist filled with
ko,iye ideas, concluded to embark
lu,jues- on his own account, and for
purpose obtained possession of an
huiIding on French street, below
NJ and hung ont a modest sign in
Re1 &c. W. Baker, Machinist. "
frst his principal work consisted Of
(jrng machinery, and he toiled on,
after day, satisfied to let his work
/ k for itself, and it was not long ere
bad established u reputation as a
class workman But while his
/, were busy with the work that
iuued to pour in, his brain was
actively engaged in studying out
IDEAS and pertecting inventions
\ he could claim as his own.
4 I,ing the need Of machinery in the
Ter business, he devoted consider
time and much thought TO the per-
lgof something that wonld be of
tn the process Of transmitting the
klkns into finished leather, or mo-
He finally vented machine
was of the greatest advantage in
business, and then another for
pr purpose, and 80 on, until now
sMyented, patented and constructs
Sinery for almost everything in
SanufaCturr OF leather OF all kinds,
ca machine can be used TO advan-
Eminent among these are embOss-
ledling, stating, tieshing, strip
j',gla1ing and softcning machines.
a,l named being a recent inven-
Or breaking the grain in all kinds
her and making it soft and pill
The machine will soften forty
skins a day, while by the old
NJ it took good mau, working
to soften fifteen dozen.
firm aISu manufactures brush
I-r machines, and IL sewing ina.
for tanners use, adapted for heavy
Ut work, and will furnish any
and everything needed in the mo
trade, even to the whole fitting !
an establishment. A number Of :
machines have been sent 10 differ
rts Of the world, and within the
lFee weeks several have been sent
|and and Germany. f
PNg the other Ingenious pieces Of {
frry, the firm manufactures a
rmachine fur bakers, two of which /,
Use in this city, one by Barkley I
sand the other by W. Il j. a
Each Of these machines will t
twenty barrels of crackers in q t.
lty also have an improved attach. II
cake machines for the purpose b
evlng scraps. c
aker has rrcently invented a |
boring bar and cutters, for nh v
uSc tha, can re attached TO any Il
They also build steam engines, il
amt saws, an, furnish shafting, j,
hanger, and gearing; in fact, q
r prepared to manufacture or re. ii
J KIND Of machinery. a
lt'Ir building whore Mr.. Baker S
ic-l business long ago became q
ami the adjoining building p
lF'haseH and fitted up. On the 5,
vi Not mis- building is the office, t,
III" rear is the dranghtsman's p
vi u" upper side aud in the S
lA"N" rooms is the Workshop, d,
G"rlhg the busy season 80 men f
''Sr4, This shop is li,lu! with b;
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