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Title: New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men.
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Sprague, John Franklin.
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Publisher: (New York) : New York Recorder
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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her material are brought to the works byrailroad, boats, tramways and wagons. Such is a briefdescription of the Maurer brick works, founded by HenryMaurer, who many years ago came to this country a poorlad, and achieved this result by his industry and enterprise case leads to the second floor, upon which the 120 horsel)ower brewery engines, dynamo and dynamo engine, two 400barrel hop-jacks and a spent grain tank are located. Onthe next floor are two 400 barrel steam jacketed kettles,gauge stands, and the driving devices for the nineteen footdiameter mash-tubs, which are placed upon stagingsabove the floor. Over these mash tubs on the third floorof the brew house are two steam jacketed Conversion or thick mash tubs and two hot water tubs, commanding themash-tubs below. The brew-masters office, and to therear of the building, the first mill floor, is separated from thebrew house throughout by fire walls. Here are also locatedtwo ground malt bins, each of sufficient C3j)acity for a brew-
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THE RINGLER BREWERY. The buildings of the George Ringler Brewing Companycomprise the new brew house on 92d Street, and the refriger-ated store house adjoining the old brew house in the rearof the new structure, the refrigerating machine house andcondenser house on 91st Street, the covered yard, the stablebuilding next to the refrigerated storage house, extendingfrom 92d through to 91 t Streets, a second stable on thesouth side of 91st Street, extending through to 90th Streetand accommodating 150 horses, as well as the office on thecorner of Third Avenue and 92d Street, and the pumpingstation on 91st Street between First and Second Avenues.As shown in the accompanying illustration, there are twotwelve foot wide entrances under the brew house to the drive-way connecting the rear buildings of the Company. A stair- ing; located over the mash tubs is also a malt storage roomfor 30,000 bushels. On the upper floor are a hot and coldwater tub, two conversion tub bins, and a second mill flooru

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