Evening star., 1901-04-02

massive burglarproOf vaults, This stock
is distributed to the wOrkmen and account
ed for by system of checks. After having
passed through the various stages OF nose
piece forming, gold soldering fling, polish
ing, engraving, assembling and lens fitting,
it arrives at the inspection department com
pleted. In this department the silver spec
tacleS and eyeglasses are also made.
In the steel department are manufac-
tured all the steel. German silver, alurlnico
and Roman alloy spectacles and eyeglasses.
The steel used is of American make, and
is received in sheets. strips and wire. After
manipulation in each department, rigid
examination is made
In this department are also included trial
frames, test rings. etc. for trial cases. The
products of this department embrace rid
ing and single temple spectacies, from the
finest to medium grade, and eyeglasses
from the hghtest to an ordinary article, in
every combination and style. Many of the
styles recognized as standard We're intro
duced by this company. The finest tools
and dies are constructed by its workmen,
who have produced many wonderful de-
vices.
In the new Mechanic street factory the
company produces a superior line of eye
glasses and spectacle cases. These are
made In all grades of leather. alligator and
snake skin and paper. In this factory the
company employs $50 hands. The company
buys its leather stock at wholesale, and
has many tons of it on hand at all times
In this factory is also the paper box
manufacturing department, which turns out
all the boxes used In the companys bus-
ness.
Model Adjuncts.
model carpenter shop, employing six
hands, occupies a section OF this factory.
The carpenters are employed at all times
in making alterations in the various de-
partments. Here are also manufactured
the trial cases made by the company.
After the lenses are ground in the lens
factory, those intended for use by the COM
pany in their own frames, and to be sold
as Interchange lenses, are transferred to
the edg1ng department, where they are cut
INTO their proper shapes and sizes, on ma
chimes originated by the company.
The truing department employs a large
force of skilled workmen to detect irregli-
larities and defects that may exist in any
goods coming into their hands, properly ad-
justing every part, wrapping and prepar-
ing the goods for shipment.
In the framelesS department are manu-
factured all kinds of frameless spectacles
and eyeglasses
Other important departments in the fac
tory are the gOld-filled and eyeglass chain
departments.
The company employs 1 200 workmen, all
proficient in their work Much of the ma
chinery was designed by active members of
the firm for the special uses to which it is
applied.
The company's output aggregated in the
year 1900 2.2i5 524 pairs of spectacles and
eyeglasses. This means an average of 1855
pairs day or twelve and two-thirds pairs
a minute. 1t also made 3.496 220 pairs of
spectacle and eyeglass lenses This is an
average of I1,65I pairs a day or nineteen
and one-half pairs a minute
The amount of gold and silver used was
S5l2.O0 The amount of pay roll was S4Ss,-
d2. The amount of lens stock for specta-
cies and eyeglasses used was 10 tons The
goods are shipped to all parts Of the world