Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company.

Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company operated a foundry in Wilmington, Del., and engaged in the manufacture of boilers and industrial machinery.

The firm began as Pierson & Hollingsworth around 1835. Jacob Pierson is credited with manufacturing the first seed drill in the U.S. and also invented a snow plow and a paper folding machine. Amor H. Harvey joined the firm as Pierson, Hollingsworth & Harvey on February 1, 1841. Jacob Pierson withdrew on January 22, 1842, and the firm became Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company. The company went out of business in the early 1870s.

The firm built boilers and stationary, marine and locomotive engines, supplying the many industrial firms in the area, and supplying components to Philadelphia area locomotive builders. In the late 1850s and 1860s they manufactured the coal burning boilers patented by F. P. Dimpfel, which enjoyed a brief vogue in locomotives.

From the description of Records, 1835-1877. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122333749