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  D & W Fuse Factory, Auburn, RI
D & W Fuse Company was established in 1894 and Incorporated in 1897 1. They were incorporated by Louis W Downes, William C Woodeard, Louis T Downes, Adolph T Vigneron, David C Moulton, Dutee Wilcox and George K Cranston. Capital stock was $50,000 9. In 1898 returns for the company were listed as Capital stock, actually paid in, $10,00; value of real estate, none; value of personal assets, $432,117.19; amount of debts and liabilities \, $2,806.03 10. Their specialty was the manufacturing of enclosed fuses for electric service and power service. At the time the enclosed fuse was not know as a commercial article either in the US or abroad 2. In 1897 total floor space for the company was 320 squarer feet and only 2 men were needed for the work. In 1904 D & W secured the contract for furnishing the entire fuse equipment of the Manhattan elevated railway, New York city 5.  Complex was built for the D & W Fuse Works of General Electric Company around 1904 as it looks today 8. In 1906 the company had a new plant on Hathaway street, off Elmwood Avenue, is 80,000 square feet and employs about 300 men 2. In 1907 William D Ligon was appointed factory manager for the company 4. The 1908 officers were Dutee Wilcox, President, Louis W Downes, Vice President and Manager, William C Woodward, Treasurer and Willard S Sisson, Secretary 13. In 1912 the company erected a new addition, 2 stories, 55x22 ft 7. In 1915, The McGraw Electrical Directory, Electric Railway Edition Dutee Wilcox is President, Louis W Downes is Vice President and General Manager and Willard S Sisson is Secretary and Treasurer 12. In 1920 General Electric took over the plant and ran it under the name D & W Fuse Fuse Works of General Electric of Providence, RI 3.  Woonsocket Call December 6, 1919. In 1920, D & W was given the copyright to the name Deltabeston Wires 6. In 1922, Howard Dutee Wilcox is the Director of the company 11. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS In 1902 and 1903 there were 2 industrial accidents reported at the plant. On December 19th, 1902, James Ahern lost the top of his first finger on his right hand using a power press. cause was stated as being misfortune 13. Then on August 27th, 1903, Jose Cardrilla lost the top third of his finger using a power press. This too was caused by misfortune 14. PRODUCTS
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Controversy Over Refillable Fuses Electrical World1 July 1915 Controversy Over Refillable Fuses Electrical Supply Year Book By Western Electric Company, 1915.pdf Technologic Papers of the Bureau of Standards, December 1st, 1916 Electron February, 1913 PATENTS 1 Whos Who In New England, 1909 2 Street Railway Journal, 1906 3 Electrical Record and Buyers Reference Volume 27, May 1920 4 Electrical World 1915 5 Western Electric, 1904 6 Catalogue of Copyright Entries, 1920 7 American Machinist Volume37, 1912 8 Providence Plan 9 Railroad Gazette, Volume 29, May, 1897 10 The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, Volume 36, February, 1898 11 Directory of Directors in the State of Rhode Island, Volume 4, 1922 12 McGraw Electrical Trade Directory: Railway Edition, 1915 13 Providence Business Directory, 1908 13 Annual Factory Inspection, State of Rhode Island, 1902 14 Annual Factory Inspection, State of Rhode Island, 1903 |
