New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1924, Page 25

m’ NAME OF CORBIN'1S HNOWN EVERYWSERE Gethin Hardware on Castes and! Cottages Wherre Man Dyvells The era of advancement isfat hand and the day of prog. and with its arrival com giation to history of 1) many of old time customs ments of labor, the days that have gone by remembered when one defves into ¢ history and growth of they P, & 10, Corbin division of the American Hardwa Corporation. At the men- tion of the nanmie of Corbin, #e mind travels back 1o the days wign work in the ficlds was done with |# Plow and a pair of oxen for Beasts of mrden, when hardwa wag only a crude beginning of the finisbed pro- Hct of today amd it reveals a rema > slory in the growth off m workshop 1o one s in the ctured the ks and build istence, The founder of commercial nmme of ( the son o rmer, Willington, Conn., he 1eft his father's in the Matte: 0., in the employ of for that firm, Later in the yéar he was gomplo, by a lock contractor in the North & Stanley, sgeuri contract to make plate locks, a type then in genepgl use, and employing 35 men at the close of his aymtract On May 1, 1849, Mr, Cogbin em- sbarked in the busin ! making small brass hardware, Wl Bdward Doen fo a co-parthiership as Doen, Corbin & Co. Theyt owned a small building on Whiting ystrest frea from incumibrance, with a grindstone and emery wheel and two lathes, all operated by Tiorse power wifh a tread mill and two furnaces forycasting in & small lean-to, As time went én, Mr, korbin as- sumed the entire business ajnd started a partnership with his brotider, ¥rank, and the present name of tids firm was origigated, This dated fronk 1851, 1854 the business was injcorporated with a capital of $50,000 ajrd in 1850 this was increased to 8500000 which remained tha capital |Im\% the firm was absorbed by the Amesican Hard- ware (Sorp, ' The first product of tha goncern was hrass balls for tipping thp horns of oxen. Lifting handles werls soon add- ed and other artic) followged In rapid sucosmajon. At first, the. policy avoiding domestic compgtition wa foliowed. This was don by manu. facturing only goods not "hefare that time made in this country, With the Ixsuance of the first catalogus in 1852, P, . Corbin became Phe ploneers | of manufacture of the llowing ar. | ticles: flush bolts, lJamp heoks, turn buttons, coat and hat hpoks, trunk oatches, spiral window spjrings, thread astutcheons, shutter sci rm-u. stair rod cyes and ‘other items, At ona time, stone knqhs were ex. clusiyely manufactured §n the cern, ress bas jarrived s the rele- of the: larges world in which i most com® cte line hardwag e in ex- the New Britain strics which bear the was 1'hilipg Corbin, who wa@ born in bin shop of a locky contrac- tor soon con- Coffin fittings were produced The Connecticut ight & Power Co. upplying Electric Service To NEW BRITAIN THE WORLD’S LARGEST CENTER OF BUILDERS’ HARDWARE Also the Following Cities and Townships PLAINVILLE SOUTHINGTON CHESHIRE NEWINGTON BERLIN KENSINGTON EAST BERLIN BRANFORD GUILFORD GREENWICH A. S. JOURDAN, Rotarian In Jurly in the coucern’s history. The I’. & I Corbin plant was the second {coneern to manufacture brass mms. Gradually items of builders’ hardwa | were incorporated in the awmm-uz ‘and when in 1898, a line of obs, locks and e 4)ucm 1o leading | velopment of product was established. Today the line is the most complete in locks and builde rdware trade. The little factory on Whiting street was soon out grown and in+ ditional space a portion of the Stanley on the y bin plant. property was pu tory output was Today, | trend in the de- ctory of North & ent site of the 1% In 1864, this ased and the fac- catly inerc . Corbin stand hievements ; world. 1'rom the i wn to its present site, having over acres of loor space and a large annex in the north end of the o 1t has played an important rt in making New Dritain what it is today, the Hard- ware City of the world 3 B and hard- st office build- ing ever erected, on the tallest build- ing in the British Empire, on mam- woth strnetures in all the prineiplc cities of the world and on working- men's cottages everywhere, Iis pro- ducts serve the rich and the poor. ntly, the goods of m » used on the building n en- tire city built by ration and there st place entire globe ed by men the on who iy produets of 1% & ision of the Aweries have not heen use of all sizes and Linds, OLDEST BOX COMPANY IN BUSINESS BEFORE 1865 Minor & Corbin is S Hardware rd on buildings sor to Old Stone Paper Box Co., Which Flourished On Eln Street The Minor & Corbin Rox (‘e corporated in 1880, is the olies tablished paper box company in New Britain, Before 4860, abont 1565, it was kne as the James M, Minor Box Co., beirlg owned and con. trolled by James M. Minor, The husi ness befora Mr, Minor took it over in 1865 was operated on Iilm street as the Stone Paper Box Co, ‘ The present location on Areh street | was taken over in 1872 and the busi | ness has increased until at present the company s not able to accept all the orders local concerns desirve placgwith it. The husiness of the company is dona exclusively in New | Britain, the owners finding it impos sible to accommodate orders from outside, Hardware and knit goods are spe | efalized In by the company. The of l‘n'vl of the conesrn are John W, | Minor, president and treasurer, and I!‘--org- 1., Corbin, secretary. in- oS- rom As « Datarian it is my duty to con sider Wt success legitimate or | ethieal.adyioh is secured by taking un. fate advantage of ecertain opportuni- [ ties 1n MNEWAGIAY order (hat are abso lutely denied ethers, nor will 1 take 'mh.-m(a W opportunities 1o achievs material sieeess that others will not take hecatse of the questionable mor. ality, involved.—From the Rotary code | of ethics, to | WATERBURY WATERTOWN NAUGATUCK SEYMOUR BEACON FALLS OXFORD NORWALK GEORGETOWN NEW CANAAN WILTON [IASTliflfll] TONSOF | RON EVERY YEAR [ulcan Tron Works Started Busi- ness With Single Furnace . Liclieving that there' was a good ficld for the manufacture of small iron castings, Hiram Oldershaw, Wil- Yiam I H Lydall, Theron Camp, Hibbard and David and | Gordan in 1878 founded the Vulcan Iron Works. They ted business in the vicinity of John and ng streets in what was known ‘he round house foundry.” They t one furnace and later added a “ ®nd from that small h«;.mmng e plant grew to where it out about 6,000 tons of ca Vg il 2D is, |1~ first foundry building still stack and is n anncaling department, the old cupola was used grey iron and a second now known as “IFoundry No. | was starfed for the purpose of making malleable iron. In 1886 the | making of iron was discontinued | md the eu gave way to an air | furnace for making malleable iron. the Vule Worls be part of th » Malleable company, turning out builders’ Iware, small tool castings, agM- wal implements, railway and mine automobile, mator textile machine Corbin Hardware Is Good Hardware It gives instant and willing service. Doors swing casily on Corbin butts; are closed siléntly by Corbin door checks and ave locked securely by Corbin locks, Windows yun smoothly on Corbin pulleys, and Core bin fasteners bind the sash firmly together. Bolts, door handles, knockers—all the ten thousand arti- cles in the Corbin line give the same ready response and add pleasure to performance. S many other iron castings |« for use in tobacco presses, typewrit- ors, pianos, naval equipment, gym- fire arms, plumbing supplies and many things too numerous to mention. Although having served fot some assistant to the general man- orge 12, Bean, present general , has heen in that position Iess than a year, suceeeding to the weral managership upon the death . Hurlbut on January 1. Mr. Hurlbut was taken ill last July | and died in August, | Associated with Mr. Eean are E. M. | Reeche salesmanager, A, . B shaw, cashier, and R, €. Schilling, superintendent, MAKING BUILDERS' FINISH FOR THE PAST 54 YEARS Nogers Sash and Door Co, Succeeded D. M. Rogers Co, in 1907, And the assortment is complete. Any building of any kind can be equipped complete with the good hardware—Corhin hardware—which good buildings deserve, P. & F. CORBIN Windew and door frames, windows, doors, Interior finish and hardware are the stock in trade of the Nogers Rash and Door Co., one of the largest distributors of bullders’ finish in the city, with office and plant on Chest. nut street. Its specialty is furnishing huilders with finish for buildings in contract lots, | The company was organized in 1870 by 1. M, Rogers and was known as! the D, M, Rogers Co, until 1907, when | it was incorporated under the name of the Rogers Sash and Door Co. The offic of the company are John A, Ericson, president and treas- | { urer, and John A, Brink, secretary, Rotarians Are Always Welcome in New Britain | S—— e b o s | | ! THE TRADE MARK KNOWN IN EVERY HOME LANDERS, FRARY & GLARK, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. “UNIVERSAL” Household Helps are designed for service, convenience and beauty. They lighten the housewive’s burdens. Each performs some house- hold task easier and better than it has ever been done before in any other way. Built by expert work- men, made of best quality material, manufactured by a house with over fifty years’ experience, the pur- chaser may be assured that an article bearing ihe nationally advertised “UNIVERSAL” Trademark is the best that can be obtained. You will find “UNI- VERSAL” Household Helps in every well appointed home. Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain, Conn Manufacturers of “UNIVERSAL” Houschold Helps for over half a century. All these “UNIVERSAL” Houscho Id Helps are made in New Britain