Hardware industry
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American Hardware Corporation Records
Collection
Identifier: 1995-0013
Abstract
The records consist of financial records associated with the American Hardware Corporation of New Britain, Connecticut, its predecessor companies P. & F. Corbin and Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, and divisions Corbin Cabinet Lock Company and Corbin Screw Corporation.
Dates:
undated, 1859-1953
Sargent and Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 1980-0038
Abstract
Sargent and Company was a manufacturer of locks and hardware, with headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally established in New York City as a commission business, Sargent and Company relocated to New Britain, Connecticut, several years later under the name J. B. Sargent & Company. Unable to expand at this location, Sargent purchased land in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved the company, one hundred employees and their families on 1 May 1865. By 1887, the plant had expanded to...
Dates:
undated, 1720-1955
