[Newspaper]
Publication: The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, MA, United States
vol. 6, no. 88, p. 6, col. 2
CHESHIRE
The Oakman Glass Manufacturing Co., a promising industry, which started yesterday, will be the only manufactory of the kind in New England. This firm consists of New York, Boston and local capitalists. They had expended some ten thousand dollars, upon this plant which is near to the station where the material needed for the manufactory of screw top carboys, insulators and demijohns can be handled with facility. Some 25 hands (eight blowers) all told, will be employed to run the present works for the making of carboys and insulators. Samuel Oakman, the principal in the new company, and having 20 years experience in the business; has the sole right (patent) to this screw top make of carboys. This kind of top is superior to any other, acids are transferred in them which can be used with much more convenience than when sealing would be necessary. Insulators are made for Mr. Oakman by other firms, they paying him a royalty, he having a patent upon three different makes. This line of goods may be made at this place regularly, or in full for the trade later. The melting process will be with fuel oil or petroleum obtained from Ohio, as is the floured lime also, soda ash being had from Syracuse, N. Y. There are two tank furnaces, three ovens for annealing, one finishing furnace, and one heating furnace. The process making glass is best known when seen, and the most complete apparatus and of the modern principles are at these rooms, new machinery, etc. Mr. Oakman has a finely equipped private office off of these rooms.
