Wire cable company: wire rope machinery

Machinery fills a room at The Waterbury Wire Cable Manufacturing Co., a wire rope manufacturer located at Taffee Place and Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn, New York. The machinery is described as "very high powered" and "imperfectly guarded." The investigator also noted "aisles so narrow that condition is extremely dangerous."
Identifier
NYSA_A3029-78_B3_F2
Date Original
1912
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. Factory Investigating Commission. Glass plate negatives and photographic prints of factory and housing conditions. 1911-1912. A3029-78, Box 3, Folder 2.
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Geographic Locations

Brooklyn