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Title
Collinsville
,
(Canton)
Creator
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885.
Place
Collinsville (Conn.)
Topic
Industrial housing
Axe industry
Pine
Industrial buildings
Factories
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Collins Company (Hartford, Conn.)
Theme
Environment
Livelihood
Description
View
of
Collinsville
from the
West
Side
of the
Farmington
River.The
large
buildings
of the
Collinsville
Ax
factory
are in the
center
of the
composition
, on the
far
side
of the
river
. The
houses
of the
workmen
are in the
foreground
. A
figure
,
probably
a
self-portrait
of the
artist
sketching
,
is
seated
on a
large
rock
.
Trees
at the
right
are
labeled
"
pines.
" A
note
refers
to "a
hill
which
ascend
with
considerable
abruptness
from the
water.
"
Notes
Preliminary
drawing
for
Connecticut
Historical
Collections
,
John
Warner
Barber
,
New
Haven
,
1836
.
Collins
Company
was the
world's
largest
axe
and
edged
tool
manufacturers
. The
company
was
established
in
1826
as
Collins
&
Co
. by
Samuel
W
. and
David
C
.
Collins
. The
co-partnership
failed
and in
May
1834
the
Collins
Manufacturing
Company
was
chartered
by the
Connecticut
legislature
for the
purpose
of
manufacturing
axes
and
edge
tools
. The
business
address
was in
Hartford
and the
manufacturing
establishment
located
at
Collinsville
.
It
was the
major
employer
in the
area
. In
1843
the
company
name
was
changed
to
Collins
Company
.
Date created
1834
Physical format
1
drawing
;
19
x
26
cm
.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1953.5.39
File
name
2798
img0062.pcd
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
.
Collection
John
Warner
Barber
Collection
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
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