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Lukens, Charles, 1786-1825

Existence: 1786 - 1825
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1786 - 1825

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Elgar letter to Charles Lukens

 Collection
Accession: 1366
Abstract:

John Elgar was a Quaker master mechanic employed in the York, Pa., foundry of Phineas Davis, Israel Gartner and James Webb. The letter is an order for sheet iron used to build the hull of the steamboat Codorus.

Dates: 1825 March 31

Lukens Steel Company records

 Collection
Accession: 0050
Abstract:

Lukens Steel Company was a medium-sized producer of specialty steel products and one of the top three U.S. producers of steel plate. The Lukens Steel Company records documents all aspects of the business from the early nineteenth century through the 1970s.

Dates: 1798-1993

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Black people in the trades 1
Blast furnaces 1
Boiler-making industry 1
Child labor 1
Coal mines and mining 1