The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
THE wuEELING HINGE COMPANY,
The Manufacture of Iron specIaltIss md
Electro Plating,

The Manufacture OF Iron speGlaltIps pnd
Electro Plating.
The Wheeling Hinge Factory has won
for itself very extended reputation
abroad, and has done as much as any one
concern here to diversity the manufactures
and increase Wheellng's wide fame as
a producer, The Wheeling Hinge Com.
pany was incorporated Ia jane, 1865, by
Joseph A, Metcalf, Samuel Laughlm, j. 4,
McDsrmot, David Wagner, Alexander
G, Robinson, Augustus Campbell, A, W,
Campbell and d, =, Donel, The lrst
Board OF Directors organized by eleCiing
Joseph A, Metcalf President, Samuel
Laughlin Secretary, and j., A, Dnnning
Superintendent, The Company purchased
two lots at the corner OF Nineteenth and
Jacob streets, and erected q one,stoTy
frame building on jacob street 50 by 1870
feet, and commenced with one set OF ina
chineTy to manufacture strap and 7
hinges, In the fall Of 1866 II was
found necessary to increase the facilities
for handling the product OF the factory,
and the large threes story brick building
So by 100 feet was added. In the spring
Of 1874 another addition OF IS by $50 feet
was added 10 the factory and additional
machinery placed therein. Tho main
building, under one roof, Is now 70 by 250
feet, three stories In front and nne story
In rear, On the same lot are Eve other
buildings, used for various purposes in
the manufacture OF their product,
The company manufactures aud carrier
In stock a full line Of strap aud II hinges,
screw and strap hinges, wrought butt
hinges, steel cold chissels, corner braces
hooks, awning hooks, meat hooks mne
hooks joint hooks, sign hooks, gate hooks,
hinge nails, hiLchiug rugs, gas laIvu .,
wagon body staples, wrought steel staples,
hasps and staples, garden rakes, IRE
shovels, pokers and tongs. They have
such q variety OF machinery that they can
make TO advantage any specially from
wrought iron and almost always have
some such work under way, often receiv-
ing orders from mauulAC,ufers, nv l.
tural implements for special parts oil their
machinery and tools.
As an instance OF the capacity OF their
machinery, the city "lock up" Is cited, 1t
having been built by them at lower
price than any one else would do II for,
and owing to their superior facilities pay.
ing them fair profit.
In addition to tneir machinery for man
aiacturing, they have an improved plant
for electro plating in gold, silver, nickel,
brass, copper and bronze, which Is run AZ
separate department, doing job work
principally tor this city and Surrounding
lownB.
Tho product OF the Wheeling Hinge
Company goes to the hardware trade I'LL
over the United States and Canada. The
Board OF Directors Is O. J. Rawling, Pres.
dent, q. d. Hubbard, John NJ. Brown, I.
Il. Logan, O. K Hubbard and ]. o. Brady.
There Is vacancy In the Board caused by
tho recent death OF Mr.. A. G. Robinson,
who was one Of the original Corporators
aud an active and earnest member Of the
board for some twenty years; j. q. Brady
is Secretary and George S. Simpson Super
intendent.
When running full tho company en.
ploys about $50 hands and has capacity
Tor producing 100000 worth Of goods an
lually. Natural gas will be used alter
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