E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Carney's Point Works.

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The DuPont Company began the manufacture of smokeless powder at its new works at Carney's Point near Penns Grove, N.J., in 1891-93. A Technical Dept. was created early in the life of the plant and worked in conjunction with the scientists at the Du Pont Experimental Station and at the Eastern Laboratory of the Repauno Works to develop new products, maintain quality control, and improve products and processes.

From the description of Technical Dept. files, 1906-1968. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516652

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creatorOf E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Carney's Point Works. Technical Dept. files, 1906-1968. Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Allen, William P. 1881-1941. person
associatedWith Brown, H. Fletcher 1867-1944. person
associatedWith Buckner, E. G. 1851?-1920. person
associatedWith Burnside, C. F. 1858-1928. person
associatedWith Du Pont, A. Felix 1879-1948. person
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company corporateBody
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Burnside Laboratory. corporateBody
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Explosives Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Hopewell Works. corporateBody
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Parlin Plant. corporateBody
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Pompton Lakes Works. corporateBody
associatedWith Harrington, Willis F. 1882-1960. person
associatedWith Miller, Neil C., 1908-1986. person
associatedWith Ramsay, William G. 1866-1916. person
associatedWith Reese, Charles L. 1862-1940. person
associatedWith Sparre, Fin, 1879-1944. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Ammonium nitrate
Amyl acetate
Ballistics
Chemical engineering
Chemical industry
Cordite
Diphenylamine
Engineering laboratories
Guncotton
Gunpowder, Smokeless
Research, Industrial
Industrial safety
Nitrocellulose
Ordnance
Organization charts
Pyrocellulose
Pyroxylin
Safety education, Industrial
Sodium nitrate
Solvent wastes
Supervision of employees
Supervisors, Industrial
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Active 1906

Active 1968

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