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Manufacturing

A. Schoenhut Factory and Warehouse, Philadelphia, ca. 1912
A. Schoenhut Factory and Warehouse, Philadelphia, ca. 1912

This drawing from a 1912 book on Philadelphia manufacturers shows the Schoenhut factory and offices at Adams and Sepviva Streets…

Storefront of A. Schoenhut, 1875
A. Schoenhut Storefront, 1875

In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…

Anni Albers, Eclat, 1974
Albers, Anni, Eclat, 1974

When Florence Knoll decided to design and produce textiles in-house through a new subsidiary, Knoll Textiles, she turned among others…

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, 1909
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, 1909

1909 photograph by Lewis Hine of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company mills during the noon hour. The image shows male and…

Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire, 1937
Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire, 1937

1937 photograph of the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire. During the nineteenth century, the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company had been…

Andreas Albrecht rifle
Andreas Albrecht rifle

Full view of Andreas Albrecht rifle.

Assembly-line production in a Teddy Bear Factory, 1915
Assembly-line production in a Teddy Bear Factory, 1915

As part of the “Fordist” revolution in manufacturing, assembly lines were introduced to divide the production process into simple, repetitive…

Axle assembly area in the Duesenberg factory
Axle assembly area in the Duesenberg factory

View of the axle assembly area of the Duesenberg factory with the gear assembly area in front of the windows.

Barrel signature, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s
Barrel signature, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s

Barrel signature, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s. From Moravian Gun Makers of the American Revolution (Kentucky Rifle Foundation, 2010)

Bird's Eye view of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880
Bird's Eye view of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880

Bird's Eye view of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880. From John Scott’s Genius Rewarded, or, The Story…

Boeing workers making propellers
Boeing workers making propellers

Boeing workers making propellers.

Bottle, attributed to Manheim, Pennsylvania, glassworks of Henry William Stiegel, 1765-1774
Bottle, attributed to Manheim, Pennsylvania, glassworks of Henry William Stiegel, 1765-1774

Candlestick made by Caspar Wistar Wistarburgh Glassworks, 1765-1775, Salem County, NJ
Candlestick made by Caspar Wistar Wistarburgh Glassworks, 1765-1775, Salem County, NJ

Candlestick made by Caspar Wistar Wistarburgh Glassworks, 1765-1775, Salem County, NJ

Carved stock, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s
Carved stock, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s

Carved stock, Jacob Dickert longrifle, ca. 1770s. From Moravian Gun Makers of the American Revolution (Kentucky Rifle Foundation, 2010)

Castor oil factory and Harmonist well
Castor oil factory and Harmonist well

Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania
Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania
Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Coffee mill believed to have been constructed by Andreas Albrecht in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Creamer, possibly Manheim, Pennsylvania, glassworks of Henry William Stiegel, about third quarter of the 18th century
Creamer, possibly Manheim, Pennsylvania, glassworks of Henry William Stiegel, about third quarter of the 18th century

“Curling the doll’s hair and gets paid for it,” 1920
Curling the doll’s hair and gets paid for it, 1920

Schoenhut “All Wood Perfection Art Dolls” were so true to life that Schoenhut factory employees spent hours curling the dolls’…

Dickert Gill longrifle barrel signature
Dickert Gill longrifle barrel signature

"Dickert Gill” longrifle barrel signature. Bulletin of the Kentucky Rifle Association (2012)

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