. The city of Troy and its vicinity. other places. Thewing disc fan or exhauster sold byTolhurst & Son, used in numerousmanufactories in the country, obtaineda medal from the American Institutein 1882. Besides being agents for the 194 Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Com-panys standard gears, the firm makesshafting, pulleys, and hangers, im-proved attachments for running sew-ing machines by steam power, ma-chinery patterns,mechanical drawings,and models. The business was be-gun by William H. Tolhurst in abuilding on the northwest corner ofMechanic and Fulton streets in 1862, he moved to th
. The city of Troy and its vicinity. other places. Thewing disc fan or exhauster sold byTolhurst & Son, used in numerousmanufactories in the country, obtaineda medal from the American Institutein 1882. Besides being agents for the 194 Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Com-panys standard gears, the firm makesshafting, pulleys, and hangers, im-proved attachments for running sew-ing machines by steam power, ma-chinery patterns,mechanical drawings,and models. The business was be-gun by William H. Tolhurst in abuilding on the northwest corner ofMechanic and Fulton streets in 1862, he moved to the building No. occupied by him in the spring of 1882,is a four-story, brick building, fronting,fifty-two feet on Sixth Street and fifty-four on Fulton Street, and extendingeastward seventy-nine feet. A five-story, brick building was erected after-ward as an addition to it, extendingfrom it to the alley; running from Ful-ton to Grand Division streets. OnJanuary i, 1884, William H. Tolhurstassociated his son, Charles H., with. W. H. TOLHURST & SONs MACHINE WORKS. 311 River Street, whence he changedhis place of business in 1865 to therear part of the building No. 19 SixthStreet, west side, between Fulton andGrand Divisions streets. In 1870, heoccupied a part of the Union Building,Nos. 7, 9, and 11, on the west side ofSixth Street. In 1881, he began theerection of his machine works on thenortheast corner of Fulton and Sixthstreets. The attractive establishment, him in the business; the firm takingthe name of W. H. Tolhurst & Son. Malleable Iron.—(See TroyMalleable Iron Company.) Malt-Making.—One of the larg-est structures in the city of Troy is Conkeys brick malt-hou5e, on thenortheast corner of River and Adams
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