The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-26

The Norwich Lock Company, whose
plant is located in the West End, is un-
doubtedly the largest concern in the
South. A trip through the buildings
reveals to the visitor sights that operate
in their effect as one continual surprise
There you see the work of lock making
going forward from the iron, brass and
copper that is smelted and moulded in
the foundry to the finishing touches
that are added in the polishing rooms.
1t is pleasing sight for the visitor to
watch the metal moulded into crude
form in one department, follow it to
the punching rooms, thence to the
stamping rooms and so on until the var
ious little pieces como out complete
lock. But it is not only locks that are
there manufactured, lawn sprinklers,
door plates, door bells, knobs, curtain
rings, and in fact every known piece of
metallic house furnishings and fixtures
| are turned out.
The daily capacity Of the establish
ment is two hundred and twenty-five
dozen house locks, with knobs, plates
and keys, and one hundred and seventy
| tive dozen padlocks OF various descrip-
tions. In addition to this, great guam
| titles of house finishings are each day
| turned out.
Last Saturday firm In Philadelphia
ordered from this establishment one
thousand dozen house locks of one kind.
| The cost of tho plant was 500, 900, and
| at pre- sent 300 workmen are employed
| there.
| The Duval Engine Works, located in
the West End, is one of the largest es-
adjustments OF its kind in tho country.
Tho main building is 200 feet by so
| feet, and in this department is the ma
chinery for doing the fine and finish
ing work. A wing that runs at right
angles to the main building, and is $50
by so foot, is occupied as the foundry.
Another wing, running at right angles
to the main building and the same di-
mansions as the foundry, is the shop in
which engines are built and repaired.
Between the main building and these
wings switch from the belt line runs
and work is loaded right out of the
finishing rooms onto the cars.
This establishment makes engines of
all sizes and description from the tiny
six.horse power farm engine to the saw
chinery of the building is run by an
engine manufactured by the company
and is model The establishment has
the machinery and is designed to do the
work that will employ one hundred and
fifty hands.
Tho Bridgewater Carriage Works,
located in the West End occupies an
immense wooden building sixty by two
hundred and sixty.tive feet and three
stories high. The first story is the
! machine shops and the show rooms.
From the machine shops the vehicles
are run up to the second story on the
elevator, where the rough paint work is
done. From thece they are carried TO
the varnish and trimming rooms. The
third story is designed for work rooms
where the fine work is done, and in this
department. is located the workers who
make cushions and other such furniture
of vehicles. A switch OF the Belt line
runs between the main building and the
foundry where, in the lower story, the,
iron work is done and OF which the up
per story is used as room for storing
wheels.
The Bridgewater Carriage Works
manufacture carriages, buggies, victo--
rias, and all other road vehicles, in
every style imaginable, besides doing
an immense general repair business.
The works are not fully in operation
yet, but are turning out some fine spec
linens. large force of hands will
soon be placed to work and the manu-
facture of vehicles will begin in earnest.
The Cushman Iron Company, which
is located next to the Hardware plant,
is overrun with orders. The company
has just signed contract for the orna-
mental iron WORK stairs, etc.. for the
chamber of commerce at Richmond:
also the complete iron construction and
ornamental work for tho Bluefield bank
building, Blueheld, W. Va, and the
Lemley-Jacobs building, Winston, N
c. The company shipped yesterday
carload Of iron fencing to be erected in
Philadelphia, and have several other
orders in that line from the same place.
FIRE ON THE CHARLESTON.