Photo Record
| Catalog Number | 2004.034.0001 |
| Object Name | drawing |
| Description |
Framed sepia tone overview photograph of the entire plant. Offices and showrooms in the foreground - they are two and three story buildings which are connected to the plant across third street with two above ground walkways. The plant includes one building two stories tall and one block long. A one story building behind it is about 1/2 block long. Remaining buildings are one story and 1/4 to 1/2 a block long and two of them are perpendicular to the others. The charging cupola is at the center. To the right of the cupola is a water tower and a smokestack. A railroad siding is at the right of the photo Original photo has a wide mat and is framed in a 1" brown frame.. It measures30" x 14 1/2". The copy which has been scanned in this record measures 9 1/2" x 4". |
| Number of images | 1 |
| Date | ca 1900 |
| Title | Belleville Stove & Range Co. |
| Collection | Stove Industry - Belleville Stove & Range Co. |
| Accession number | 2004.034. |
| Notes |
From 1904 Illinois Corporations, p 24: In 1885, Belleville Stove Works began as a division of Belleville Pump & Skein, incorporated in 1873 at Belleville, IL Plant and offices located at 700 S. Race St. (Now S. 3rd St.) From Men of Illinois p 267: Charles Becker organized Belleville Stove Works in 1881. 1884 Belleville City Directory: Charles Becker, Sec/Treas Belleville Pump & Skein. 1891 Belleville City Directory: Charles Becker, President " " " Advocate Newspaper 9/1/1882 Additions to foundry completed Advocate Newspaper 2/21/1896 Belleville Pump & Skein awards contract for large warehouse to Ehinger Bros of Belleville NOTES: from Newspaper File, Belleville Public Library: Frederick B. Sattler (1852-1915) Superintendent/Manager Belleville Stove Works 1891 Elected President 1905 of Sucker State Drill Works of Belleville and Manager of Belleville Stove. 1913-1914 Product Catalogue lists the following officers for Belleville Stove & Range Co: Frederick K. Sattler, President W. C. Andel, VP and Asst Mgr. F. W. Harwig, Sec/Treas 9/24/1927 Six buildings of Belleville Stove Works burned - $1,000,000 loss Photo appears in Belleville 1814-1914 published by Arcadia 11/2004, p 62 |