Records, 1864-1937.

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Records, 1864-1937.

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The records of the Erie City Iron Works are heavily weighted to accounting records. No records survive from before 1864. Account books are relatively complete for the period 1864-1890. Summary financial statements are available for the period 1871-1923 with some gaps. Purchase and receiving records include invoices and invoice books (1877-1883) and scattered inventories (1864-1918).

Mss: 14 linear ft.Photographs: 2,353 items.

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Erie City Iron Works.

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The Erie City Iron Works was a major manufacturer of boilers, stationary and portable engines and machinery for sawmills and steam riveting. It also manufactured railroad freight and passenger cars. By 1880 it was one of the largest manufacturers of boilers and engines in the United States. The works was founded by Bethuel D. Vincent (1803-1876) as the Presque Isle Foundry in 1840. The firm operated as a partnership, originally known as Vincent, Himrod & Co., with Wi...

Selden, Bliss & Company.

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Selden, George, 1827-1893.

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Bliss, John H., 1823-1907.

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