New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . a, and an ell, thirty by thirty feet in area,are occupied, and fourteen men are employed. The most skillful mechanics are hired and samples of the woodfinishing turned out by the firmmay be seen in the upper drugstore of C. H. Church, in therooms of the Safe Deposit andTrust Company, and in thereading room of the Free Pub-lic Library. Wooden mantelsin hard and soft wood aremanufactured to order, and carving, planing, jig sawing, and turningare also done. A specialty is made of the manufacture of Tremontturbine
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . a, and an ell, thirty by thirty feet in area,are occupied, and fourteen men are employed. The most skillful mechanics are hired and samples of the woodfinishing turned out by the firmmay be seen in the upper drugstore of C. H. Church, in therooms of the Safe Deposit andTrust Company, and in thereading room of the Free Pub-lic Library. Wooden mantelsin hard and soft wood aremanufactured to order, and carving, planing, jig sawing, and turningare also done. A specialty is made of the manufacture of Tremontturbine water wheels, which are simple in construction and are builtupon true hydraulic principles, utilizing all the water, thus renderingthem particularly desirable for saw mills, box factories, grist mills,or any situation where the stream is small. Gearing, shafting, and pulleys are also furnished at shortMr. Borden has recentlyto his enterprise stair buildingin all its most peopledo not know that stairbuilding has of lateyears become a dis-tinct art, enlisting the. brains and hands ofthe most skilled de-signers and recent staircases are marvels ofbeauty and ingenuity,forming notable feat-ures of the buildingsin which they areplaced. Mr. Bordenbuilds them in every pattern, of many varieties of w^ood, and at everypossible grade of cost, from the designs of others or from designsof his own. He also manufactures and keeps in stock fancy and INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 267 plain newels, square and turned, and balusters and rails. Or, he willmake them to order of special patterns. Furniture is also madeto order, and cabinets, brackets, easels, and picture frames aremanufactured and kept in stock to some extent. Mantels, of whichMr. Borden makes a specialty, and of which he has designed severalhandsome patterns, are kept in stock. Frederick A. Sowle, who is now the largest manufacturer ofhouse finishings in this section, commenced business in a smallway in 18
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