New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
MODERN SiLvERSnlIHINd'
rur TIFFANY PLANT At FORREST NIL" Nt"ANN'
Axp THE INTERESTING Pho'hNHhH
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CO.. ,eo. s,criug silver and P'ai"d
.,rc works jua, nnshei. n Forest NV, N'"N' :"
., .,.,u,..ou.tv -tuatcd within n hundred y'luS VI
~ Forest Iinl station. on the 're'h""'" ''
b,,,ch If tho ere Railroad. RECOGNIZING wv
value ~ perfect lgh'. ventilation ana s'h''"iS we
d,ion- the firm procured several acres '"',' ,"I'
,h,n va, actually required. and designed factory
two stories high. WIN Ho"'"h' W
feqth ~ 20 feet
I, t. a brick structure. 4, the southeast c''"'
4. ID foar-stor, tower. tho fourth floor heins uS"i
,or q gallon water tank. the third TOT S'ooN-
room and the two lower floors Tor oih'eS' l"'
,o,,er and entrances are in IN, Romanes1ue 'ty'e
-, >o-r,,,dv Tho ontrarccs nearest IN" railroad
Ian, IN tho differentiated ware shops; those AZ t''
,o-,hc,atcr, corner to tho sterling silver "ork'
which occuuv two-thlrds of tho entire pihhI ph
tho ground noor NJ me northern ro'uhuN "'e "''
offices az the superiutcndcnt j. VI iarse'i. an" h"-
,o,ning are tho general Offices Of the silver de-
partmcnt. -
.rbs work. are built around an open court,
wing 81 tn. factory dividing this court in tho cen
ire The north court Is laid with concrete 81
that not \ drop OF water goes To waste. me l""''
and courts are drained into clstern' the cohohen
c,nocitv OF which IL 1000 gallons. ana enough
water Is Obtained I'm this manner. together with
tina, drawn from an arteslan well. to supply the
boUcrs and the entire requirements ~ the factory
The factory 10 divided into twenty-five nreproof
compartmcnts completely equipped with the latest
nd improved appliance" TOT committing NV
Each department. Of the factory has its separate
d,.tributlug office and nreproof vaults. IN which arc
stored at night the unfinished products. and the
costly dies ard patterns IN use Their" IL. besides
the great steel die vault separate two-story. fire.
proof building In which are stored all the dies not
I'm actual use. representing many hundred thou
sand dollars Among these ar" the private dies
OF many patrons of the house who own patterns
cut for their exclusive use.
The long overhead shafts with their drlpboxe
and other cumbersome and unsightly appliances,
have been RELOCATED 10 the past and replaced with
multiides OF Invisible wires. connecting with
great modern electrical plant Installed By the Gen
craI Electric Company OF Ncw-York. The great
triphammers presses. rollers, cutters spinning
lathcs and other mechanism employed all respond
TO the touch Of the current.
The designing and modelling rooms on the
second floor OF the north wing. Here arc also
library Of reference work on art objects and coli
lections OF natural history objects. These valuable
studies for the artists include fine specimens Of
woods 'S srssses field prodmcts and dora While the
walls literally covered with elcctrOypes of pat
this department an Isolated room for modelling
from the nude, room for plaster modelling
completely equipped Photographic gallery and TWO
hrcproof vaults for working patterns and designs.
The silver and gold employed come In bricks
direct from the Government assay Offices In New
York bearing the Government stamp OF fincncss.
TO the vault built for its reception. and from there
Win the stamping and rolling room The spoon
making room orcupcs third IT this wink.
In this wing OF the factory there Is also tho mould
chimes sandmills and boxes, etc Adjoining the
moulding room IL the smelling and refining room.
Here ali tho refuse OF the factory ~ elved. All
the dust nlngs waste. etc. carefully swept
UP and refined; the hand-washings also col
lectcd into largo tanks and filtered. Nothing is
wasted every scrap of gold or silver IL recovered
aud turned back into the factory Via the assay
laboratory.
to tho more delicate and artistic work In silver
smithng. The room adjoining This ono Is devoted
exclusively chasing OF all kindS-nat repousse
and In rcllef-all handwork. Tho etching. enamel
named. The gildng-room adjoins the hne-inish
room and runs along tAe west end or the factory.
AT this end also is a laboratory for experiments
In amalgamatng metals ana In niello work.
The department for large silversinith work. In
Guiding dinter-warc tea services. candelabra etc.
Is busy place at the end Of the centre wing. In
the spinning-room there are oyer dozen lathes.
and tho art OF turning "A fiat piece OF metal Into a
one Of the fascinating feasts offered TO the OH
n jaunt through the works
Provision has also been made In this plant for
the case-rnaking department. The cabinet, case,
from the Union Square establishment. The pocket
book ana bag makers nne leather workers ana
jewel ry-case makers are on the second hoor, IN
the front building.
wing OF the building. facing the railroad.
There Is an interesting incident In connection
with the removal Of Tiffany Co.'S silver works
from the old factory. In Prince-st. Newborn
had been removed the interior OF the buildings
dismnntled and the floors taken up, all was burned
and refined. with the result that about thirteen
hundred ounces OF fine silver and six hundred pen
ductng over 81 600 the OF replacing the floors.
q handsome still remained.