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Title: History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City /
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898,
Subjects: Manors
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.E. Preston & Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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d by the Maltine Manufac-turing Co. for the manufacture of maltine. In thespring of 1884 it became also the headquarters of theNew York Pharmaceutical Association for the manu-facture of Lactopeptine. The fire destroyed machi-nery and stock belonging to these companies to theamount of ninety thousand dollars in value. The Mal-tine Manufacturing Company since the fire have car-ried on their operations in the building on Palisade A ve-nue, formerly occupied by Flaggs factory. They arein that building now. The Fern Brook Carpet Co—This company,located near Ludlow Station, began business in thespring of 1881, having been in operation before, underthe name of the Hamilton Wooloid Co. The pro-duct sought was wooloid, which was obtained bysubjecting hair to a chemical process that gave it acrimp and spring, in etlect closely resembling wool, atthe same time subduing its glossy and wiry appeal!ancc. The process was the invention of Mr. (iideonHamilton, who was secretary and treasurer of the
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YONKERS. 1 I I original corporation, while Charles R. Flint was itspresident. In the summer of 1882 the works beganto produce from this material yarns for ingrain car-pets, using the wooloid as a basis in combination withwool and camels hair. The connection of Mr. Hamilton with the companywas dissolved in April, 1883, and a reorganization tookplace. Mr. Flint remained its president, William N.Ivins became vice-president and treasurer, and II. T.Bragg secretary and superintendent of the works.The stock capital was made $50,000, and in the fallof that year the plant for spinning was doubled at anexpense of about $15,000. The company was againreorgan-zed October 1,1885, under the name of TheFern.Brook Carpet Co., Messrs. W. & J. Sloane, ofNew York, taking an interest in the new departure,Mr. Walter W. Law becoming president, and Mr.Ivins and Mr. Bragg remaining treasurer and super-intendent as before. The new company now have sixsets of woolen cards, nine hundred and fifty-fourspindl

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