Calendar

  • July 27 - August 1

    Spoon River Project
    Be inspired and touched by the moving Spoon River Anthology in the beautiful setting of Lake View Cemetery. Performance and ticket information is on the FHC Spoon River web page. For more information on the project you can visit The Spoon River Project website. Support provided in part by the NYSCA Decentralization Program of Cattaraugus County.

  • August 7

    Fenton's 6th Annual Old Fashioned Day
    9 am to 3 pm - Free admission to the festival and the museum. Experience our hometown's living history: try your hand at many of the "chores" our great-grandparents did everyday-for adults and children alike. Experience the "Make Do" attitude of the Great Depression. Fun, crafts & games for kids, a variety of food vendors, modern crafters, and much more!

  • September 25

    Blue & Gray 2010 Civil War Encampment
    The 9th Cavalry is returning home! The community is invited to learn more about living during the Civil War from the soldiers and family members camping at the Fenton Mansion. Donations accepted.

  • October 2 & 9

    5th Annual "Saints and Sinners" Lake View Cemetery Tours
    From 3 pm until 8 pm at Lake View Cemetery, corner of Buffalo St. and Lakeview Ave., Jamestown.
    The tour will uncover some of the more than 43,000 personal stories at Jamestown's beautiful Lake View Cemetery. Guests are asked to wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, bring a flashlight for the later tours and to be ready to learn some interesting information about Jamestown and Lake View Cemetery. Presale: $8 for adults, $2 for children& youth; at the gate $10 for adults, $3 for children and youth, and half price for Fenton History Center members. Reservations are required; please call 664-6256 to reserve your tickets and time slot. Call early as the later tours fill up fast!

  • October 3 & 10

    Twilight Mausoleum Tours at Lake View Cemetery
    Get a behind the scenes tour of a number of the elegant mausoleums in Jamestown's 1859 cemetery. Light refreshments follow the tour. 8 PM. The cost is $15/single, $25 per couple. Youth and children are $5. Reservations are required; please call 664-6256 to reserve your tickets.

  • November 23

    31st Annual Holiday exhibit
    Members Only Sneak Preview 4-7 PM. New members welcome, join and see the exhibit for FREE.

  • November 26

    31st Annual Holiday exhibit
    opens to the public- through January 15, 2011.

  • December 4

    Fenton Family Day
    Start a family tradition - bring your family for crafts, cookies and fun! Discover your past at the Fenton History Center! Children are half price!

  • December 11

    Girls and Dolls Holiday Tea
    11:00 to 12:30 PM and 1:30 to 3:00 PM. A special holiday event for young ladies, their mothers, grandmothers, aunts and friends. The event includes tea, dessert, a craft and tour of the Fenton Mansion decked out in its seasonal finery. The cost is $15 per ticket. Space is limited. Reservations are required.


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Manufacturers List

Alphabetical list of Manufacturing Industries in Jamestown, NY and Vicinity from 1800 through 1938
Name of CompanyBusinessYear started
A & K Builders Supply Co. Mixed concrete 1928
A.C. Norquist & Co. Furniture 1881
A.H. Camp (Sinclairville) Candles 1846
A.P. Olson & Co. Furniture 1878
Aaron Work Grist Mill 1808
Aaron Work Lumber 1807
Abija Clark Hats 1816
Acme Furniture Co. Furniture 1918
Acme Worsted Mills Textiles 1915
Active Furniture Furniture 1912
Adler-Van Stee Corp. Furniture 1929
Advance Furniture Co. Furniture 1916
Ahlstrom-Ashworth Co. Textiles 1891
Ahlstrom Piano Co. Pianos 1885 (ad in 1892 says est.1875)
Alanson, Freeman & Co. Wheel Barrows 1870
The All Publishers 1891
Allan & Grandin & Co. Woolen Cloth 1848
Allen, Preston & Co. Woolen Cloth 1866
Alliance Furniture Co. Furniture 1905
Allied Furniture Co. Furniture 1915
Alvin Plumb Pearl Ash 1824
Alvin Plumb Stream Boats 1827
Amazon Rubber Co. Rubber Goods 1900
American Advertising Concern Advertising Novelties 1888
American Aristotype Co. Photographic Paper 1889
American Carving Works Wood Carvings 1901
American Incense Co. Incense 1935
American Manufacturing Concern Advertising Novelties & toys 1910
American Mill and Lumber Co. Blinds & doors 1899
American Mill and Lumber Co. Sash & blinds 1887
Anchor Furniture Co. Furniture 1900
Anderson Brothers Machinery 1895
Anderson Co. Furniture 1890
Arnold, Eddy, & Warn Tannery 1831
Art Metal Construction Co. Metal Furniture and Trim 1890
Ashworth-O'Dell Woolen Co. Yarns 1900
Atlantic & Great Western R.R. Transportation 1860
Atlas Furniture Co. Furniture 1883
Automatic Registering Machine Co. Voting machines 1914
Automatic Voting Machine Corp. Voting machines 1929
Bailey-Jones Co. Furniture 1895
Barker Bros. & Co. Foundry & Machinery 1865
Baldwin Cutlery Co. Knives 1919
Barnes & Crane Axes 1845
Barrett & Barker Tannery 1822
Benham & Bell Chairs 1829
Benham, Seymour & Goodwin Sash 1827
Benjamine Nichols & Son Foundry & Machinery 1883
Benson, Hand & Frishee Furniture 1902
Berkey Chair Co. Chairs 1937
Birmingham Motors Autos 1918
Black Belt Corp. Belts 1916
Blackstone Manufacturing Co. Washing Machines 1905
Blisha Allen Horse Boat on Lake 1824
Blystone Mattress Corp. Mattresses 1935
Breed Bros. Furniture 1833
Breed Furniture Co. Furniture 1837
Breed-Johnson Furniture Co. Furniture 1873
Brown Bros. Pianos 1860
Buffalo & S. Western R.R. Transportation 1875
Burge & Rice Tannery 1815
Burlin & Forbes Wagons 1830
C.A. Morley Brick 1885
C.C. Beck Boats 1880
C.E. Tucker & Son Shoes 1890
C.L. Jeffords Axes 1852
C.W. Jackson Machinery 1939
Cadwell Cabinet Co. Furniture and Telephone booths 1895
Carlson, Bloomquist & Snow Furniture 1885
Carlson Brothers Furniture 1886
Celeron Furniture Furniture 1926
Centure Furniture Co. Furniture 1889
Chandler, Summerton & Windsor Wool Carding 1827
Charles A. Coats Cigar Boxes 1870
Charles A. Norquist Furniture 1885
Charles G. White Paper boxes 1885
Chase & Son Furniture 1862
Chautauqua Cinder Block Corp. Cinder Blocks 1932
Chautauqua Democrat Publishers 1855
Chautauqa Furniture Co. Furniture 1891
Chautauqua Knitting Co. Knit Goods 1890
Chautauqua Lake Railroad Transportation 1888
Chautauqua Lake Steam Boat Co. Transportation 1872
Chautauqua Lake Transportation Co. Lake Boats 1883
Chautauqua Plywood Corp. Plywood 1928
Chautauqua Press Publishers 1867
Chautauqua Republican Publishers 1828
Chautauqua Traction Co. Transportation 1900
Chautauqua Worsted Mills Textiles 1892
Christian Gossett Barrels & Tubs 1875
Cleveland Worsted Mills Textiles 1915
Cobb & Son Sythe Snaths 1850
Cold-lite Corp. Advertising Signs 1937
Collins Ice Cream Co. Ice Cream 1898
Columbia Drill Co. Grain Drills 1880
The Constitution Publishers 1858
The Country World Crane & Fuller Publishers 1898
Crane And Fuller Axes 1834
Crescent Tool Co. Tools & Wrenches 1907
Crown Metal Co. Metal Furniture and Trim 1910
Curtis Machine Co. Machinery 1905
D.A.V. & P.R.R. Transportation 1871
D.A.. Seymour & Co. Barrel & Pump logs 1870
D.C. & J.W. Breed Furniture 1865
Daniel Hazeltine Cloth Dressing 1816
Daniel Hazeltine Woolen Cloth 1824
Daniel Williams Foundry 1834
Davis Furniture Co. Furniture 1919
The Daystrom Corp. Metal Trays & Novelties 1925
Dexterville Broom Factory Brooms 1870
Dexterville Fouring Mill Flour 1870
Dexterville Silk Co. Silk Cloth & Ribbons 1841
Duquesne Automobile Co. Automobiles 1900
Diamond Furniture Co. Furniture 1902
E.A. Ross & Co. Lumber 1860
E. H. Bemus Furniture 1880
E.J. Ashwell & Co. Lisle Thread 1897
E. Shaver & Co. Staves & Headings 1872
E.T. Carpenter & Co Axes 1882
Eagle Furniture Co. Furniture 1895
Eck Tool Co. Tools & Dies 1934
Eckman Furniture Co. Furniture 1905
Elial Foote & Scott Sash, Tubs & Pails 1826
Elite Furniture Co. Furniture 1909
Elk Furniture Co. Furniture 1912
Ellison Bronze Co. Bronze Castings 1918
Emerson Glass Corp. Mirrors 1917
Empire Awning & Tent Works Awnings and Tents 1930
Empire Case Goods Co. Furniture 1912
Empire Furniture Co. Furniture 1894
Empire Voting Machine Co. Voting machines 1908
Empire Washer Co. Washing Machines 1886
Empire Worsted Mills Textiles 1888
Excel Metal Cabinet Co. Metal Cabinets 1926
F.D. Steele Flour 1880
FM Curtis Co. Furniture 1906
The Falconer Family Lumber, Bee Hives, etc 1836
Falconer Milling Co. Flour and feed 1900
Falconer Plate Glass Co. Mirrors 1922
Falconer Towel Mills Towels 1885
Fashion Tailors Men's Clothing 1934
Fenton & Whittemore Pottery 1822
Fenton Metallic Co. Bicycles 1888
Fenton, Robertson & Co. Furniture 1891
Ferncliffe Mills Textiles 1900
Foote, Fenton & Barker Tannery 1833
Foote, Fletcher & Barker Tannery 1838
Ford & Hodgkins Furniture 1880
Frank D. Moon Scotch Blood Purifier 1871
Fred Knight Veneer 1917
Freeman & Pier Hats 1816
Freeman, Marsh & Co. Furniture 1870
Frewsburg Furniture Co. Furniture 1929
Furniture Index Publishers 1900
Gabrielson Manufacturing Co. Auto Radiators 1904
Genius of Liberty Publishers 1829
George A. Georgi Pianos 1862
George Halsall Dye Works 1885
George Halsall Yarns 1881
Gilbert Aristotype Co. Photographic Paper 1890
Globe Furniture Co. Furniture 1890
Golden Furniture Co. Furniture 1899
Grandin Milling Co. Feed 1910
Granden Woolen Mills Woolen and Flannel Cloth 1836
Graves & Son Steam Boilers 1933
Gurney Ball Bearing Co. Ball Bearings 1912
H.P. Robertson Co. Furniture 1895
Hall, Broadhead & Turner Textiles 1873
Hall, Taylor & Co. Wooden Measures 1870
Hall Textile Corp Towels 1901
Harvard Automatic Machine Corp. Vending Machines 1937
Henry Baker Lumber 1835
Herald Furniture Co. Furniture 1925
Herrick Furniture Co. Furniture 1927
Kling Factories Herrick Manufacturing Co. Furniture 1914
Himebaugh Brothers Furniture 1912
Himebaugh Brothers Spring Beds 1887
Hitchcock & Wilson Sash, doors, and blinds 1870
Hjorth Wrench Co. Wrenches and Files 1915
Hodgkins & Cadell Furniture 1885
Holmes Awning Works Awning and Tents 1890
Hope's Windows Casement windows 1932
Horace Allen Tannery 1850
Horton Manufacturing Co. Farm Machine 1880
Hydraulic Products Co. Shock Absorbers 1937
International Casement Co. Casement windows 1912
International Flag Co. Flags 1916
J.P. Danielson & Co. Tools and Wrenches 1903
J.S. Robinson Reed Organs 1881
Jacob Fenton Pottery 1813
Jacobson & Watson Carriages 1872
James Prendergast Grist Mills 1816
James Prendergast Lumber 1810
Jamestown Art Carving Works Art Carvings 1890
Jamestown Axe Co. Axes & Edgetools 1880
Jamestown Bedstead Co. Furniture 1873
Jamestown Block & Tile Co. Cinder Blocks 1924
Jamestown Blower Co. Air Exhaust Systems 1921
Jamestown Boiler Works Steam Boilers 1885
Jamestown Brewing Co. Beer 1897
Jamestown Cane Seat Chair Chairs 1880
Jamestown Car Pars Co. Auto Radiators 1917
Jamestown Case Goods Co. Furniture 1916
Jamestown Chair Co. Chairs 1917
Jamestown Cotton Mills Cotton Warp 1880
Jamestown Curtain Rod Co. Curtain Rods 1921
Jamestown Daily Tribune Publishers 1900
Jamestown Deck Co. Furniture 1892
Jamestown Die & Tool Co. Tools and Dies 1918
Jamestown Electric Light & Power Electricity 1887
Jamestown Electric Mills Feed and Flour 1912
Jamestown Furniture Hardware Corp. Furniture Hardware 1926
Jamestown Gas Stove Co. Stoves 1924
Jamestown Gas Works Illumnating Gas 1859
Jamestown Herald Publishers 1852
Jamestown Herald Publishers 1898
Jamestown Iron Works Foundry 1902
Jamestown Journal Publishers 1826
Jamestown Knitting Co. Knit Goods 1893
Jamestown Knitting Mills Knit Goods 1885
Jamestown Lounge Co. Upholstered Furniture 1888
Jamestown Malleable Iron Corp. Malleable Castings 1932
Jamestown Malleable Products Co. Malleable Iron Cast 1922
Jamestown Mantle Co. Wood Mantles 1890
Jamestown Metal Corp. Metal Furniture and Trim 1936
Jamestown Metal Desk Co. Metal Furniture and Trim 1921
Jamestown Metal Equipment Co. Auto Radiators and Metal Furn. 1924
Jamestown Metal Furniture Co. Metal Furniture and Trim 1904
Jamestown Metal Products Corp. Metal Cabinets 1916
Jamestown Metalsmiths Metal Novelties 1924
Jamestown Motor Bus. Co. Transportation 1930
Jamestown Paint, Overall & Blouse Co. Overalls 1891
Jamestown Plush Mills Plush Cloth 1886
Jamestown Period Furniture Furniture 1914
Jamestown Royal Upholstery Co. Upholstered Furniture 1926
Jamestown Shale Brick Paving Co. Brick 1890
Jamestown Sliding Blind Co. Blinds 1882
Jamestown Snuff Co. Snuff 1890
Jamestown Standard Publishers 1879
Jamestown Steel Partitions Co. Steel Partitions 1936
Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture 1920
Jamestown Street Railway Co. Transportation 1884
Jamestown Sun Publishers 1886
Jamestown Suspender Co. Suspenders 1891
Jamestown Table Co. Furniture 1905
Jamestown Tailors Men's Clothing 1918
Jamestown Telephone Exchange Phone Service 1813
Jamestown Veneer & Plywood Plywood 1905
Jamestown Veneer Door Co. Doors 1890
Jamestown Veneer Works Veneer and Plywood 1900
Jamestown Wood Finishing Co. Paints and Varnishes 1872
Jamestown Wood Sear Chair Co. Chairs 1840
Jamestown Woolen Co. Textile 1895
Jamestown Worsted Mills Textile 1918
Jediah Budlong Tannery 1820
Jeffords, Bailey & Co. Mattresses 1882
John B. Benson & Co. Furniture 1886
John Barleow Brewery 1868
John C. Wadleigh Spring Beds 1872
John Herby Wagons 1885
John P. Shearman Saddles and Harness 1839
John T. Wilson Lumber 1873
Johnson & Peterson Sash, doors, and blinds 1862
Johnson Ice Co. Ice 1881
Johnston, Lawson & Co. Furniture 1892
Johns & Allen Lumber 1868
Jones Varnish Co. Varnishes 1916
Josephus Clark Foundry and Machines 1835
Julius N. Brown Pianos 1880
Keeler Bros. Spring Beds 1900
L.B. Warner Lumber and Furniture 1854
L.H. Bastien Boats 1887
L.N. Willard Furniture 1880
The Labor Herald Publishers 1937
Lake City Carving Works Furniture 1910
Lakeview Rose Gardens Flowers 1898
Level Furniture Co. Furniture 1902
Liberty Furniture Co. Furniture 1895
The Liberty Star Publishers 1847
Liberty Upholstered Furniture Upholstered Furniture 1922
Lindbald Bros. Furniture 1870
Linford Cut Glass Co. Cut Glassware 1899
Lister & Son Textile 1890
Logan & Martin Shirts 1885
Loys & Breed Furniture 1821
Lucas Incense Co. Incense 1922
Lucas Machine Co. Machinery 1915
Lucian Willard Washing Machine 1871
Lundell-Eckberg Co. Casement windows 1923
Lyndon Worsted Mills Textile 1905
M.J. McCusker Brick and Tile 1882
M.P. Jacobson Carriages 1886
Maddox Machine Co. Machinery 1899
Maddox Table Co. Furniture 1898
Marlin-Rockwell Co. Ball Bearing 1924
Martyn Bros. Lounge Co. Upholstered Furniture 1858
Marvel Furniture co. Furniture 1905
Mason Carving Works Wood Carvings 1930
Meadowbrook Mills Textile 1892
Merriam Planning Mills Lumber, Sash and Doors 1847
Milo Harris Sewing Machine Attachment 1872
Modern Cabinet Co. Furniture 1918
Monarch Furniture Diningroom furniture 1913-1932
Monarch Fuse Co. Electric Fuses 1921
Monitor Furniture Co. Furniture 1919
Morgan, Maddox Co. Furniture 1885
Morgan Manufacturing Co. Handle Bars and Coaster Brakes 1892
Morning Dispatch Publishers 1884
Morning News Publishers 1885
Morning Post Publishers 1901
Morris Kimball Hand Sleds 1872
Municipal Light & Power Co. Electricity 1893
Munson & Johnson Wood Mantles 1912
Munson & Waite Wood Mantles 1892
Munson Furniture Co. Furniture 1933
N.S. Osgood & Co. Washing Machine 1871
N.W. Gokey & Son Shoes 1880
Nathan & Emmett Breed Furniture 1858
National Furniture Co. Furniture 1910
Nelson & Co. Furniture 1890
Nelson Bros. Sash, doors, and house trim 1892
Newman & Sons Spring Beds 1882
News Publishing Co. Publishers 1888
Norquist Products Co. Venetian Blinds and Metal Novel. 1929
O. Lundquist Silk hats 1872
O'Connell & Quigley Furniture 1887
Olson, Bestrup & Co. Furniture 1870
Patrick Maher Foundry and Machine Shop 1880
Pearl City Boiler Works Boilers 1919
Pearl City Mills Flour and Feed 1927
Pearl City Plywood Corp. Plywood 1906
Pennsylvania Gas. Co. Fuel 1885
Perforated Seat Chair Co. Chairs 1880
Perl Johnson Axes & Edgetools 1826
Perley Smith & Bros. Pails and Tubs 1832
Philo-Burt Man. Co. Spinal Appliance 1890
Phineas Palmiter Chairs 1827
Phineas Stevens Tannery 1817
Folkets Rost Swedish Newspaper 1874
Post Index Co. Filling system 1925
Prather & Co. Chairs 1865
R.J. Barrows & Co. Sash 1865
R.V. Cunningham Chairs 1827
R. Arnold Tannery 1830
Randolph Furniture Works No.2 Furniture 1924
Randolph Furniture Works No.3 Furniture 1927
Rane Tool Co. Tools and Dies 1925
Rathbun Manufaturing Co. Radio parts 1920
Royal Keep Chairs 1815
Royal Upholstery Co. Upholstered Furniture 1920
Ryson Manufacturing Co. Metal Trays 1936
Robertson, H.P. Tables, Folding beds, & (See Jamestown Bedstead) Dining furniture then merged with Tillotson1903-4-1924
S.A. Carlson & Co. Furniture 1884
S.L. Morrison Chairs 1870
Sakura Silk Mills Knit Silk Goods 1922
Salisbury, Kibling & Co. Pails and Tubs 1840
Salisbury Wheel & Manufacturing Auto Wheels and Axels 1909
Samuel Garfield Sythe and Snoths 1828
Scandia Swedish Newspaper 1925
Schiedmacher & Bauer Furniture 1870
Schulze & Van Stee Co. Furniture 1907
Seaburg Manufacturing Co. Furniture 1903
Shearman & Marsh Furniture 1868
Shearman Lounge Co. Furniture 1880
Simmons & Blanchard Wool Carding 1817
Simmons & Tyrell Sythe and Snoths 1935
Simpson, Jones & Co. Yarns 1910
Splint Bottom Chair Co. Chairs 1881
Standard Table Co. Furniture 1890
Star Furniture Co. Furniture 1898
Steele, Tew & Sprague Foundry 1840
Stitt & Son Mirrors 1900
Straight Dry Plate Co. Tin Type Plate 1898
The Sunday Sun Publishing 1884
Superior furniture Co. Furniture 1919
Supreme Furniture Co. Furniture 1911
Supreme Furniture Co. Furniture 1920
Swansons Machine Shop Dies and Tools 1922
Swedish Manufacturing Co. Furniture 1881
T.J. Clarke Box & Label Works Paper Boxes and Lables 1917
Thomas A. Shaw & Co. Oil Refining 1872
Thomas & Bemus Washing Machine 1887
Thomas Henry Smith Electricity 1885
Tillotson Furniture Co. Furniture 1921
Tiltus & Kellogg Tannery 1833
Triangle Furniture Co. Furniture 1922
Triumph Voting Machine Co. Voting Machine 1913
Two-Way Shock Absorber Co. Auto shock absorbers 1922
Ulrich Plan Filing Co. Filing System 1934
Union Advocate Publishing 1900
Union Butter Pail Co. Butter Pails and Firkins 1869
Union Furniture Co. Furniture 1893
Union NationalFurniture 1939-1993-4
United Mill and Lumber Sash, Doors, and house trim 1925
U.S. Standard Voting Machine Co. Voting Machine 1900
U.S. Voting Machine Co. Voting Machine 1895
Vandergrift Manufacturing Co. Washing Machine Fruit Evaporator & Pastry Safe 1881
Van Stee Corp. Furniture 1933
Viking Metal Corp. Metal Furniture 1928
Vort Land Swedish Newspaper 1891
W.&C.J. Breed Lumber and Furniture 1853
W.D. Shedd Patent Medicine 1880
W.F. Endress Manufactured ice 1903
W.I. Blystone Mattresses 1885
Walter Stephens Fanning Mills 1832
Warren Electric Co. Electric Stoves 1936
Watson & Goldthwait Carriages 1868
Watson Manufacturing Co. Screens and Venetian Blinds 1885
Weber Knapp Co. Furnitture Hardware 1898
Webony Bros. Spring Beds 1900
Weeks & Johnson Flour 1886
Wells Iron Works Foundry 1880
White Manufacturing Co. Graindrills 1880
White Metal Co. Metal Cabinets 1910
Wilford Barker Tannery 1855
William Broadhead & Son Textiles 1875
William H. Fenton Pottery 1914
William Gokey Shoes 1916
William Kkoehl Paper Boxes and Labels 1895
Wood & Co. Furniture 1868
Wright Metal Partition Co. Metal Partitions 1930
Wyckhoff Harvester Co. Farm Machinery 1885
Y.W. Burtch & Co. Chairs 1885