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Exterior of the Althouse Chemical Company plant

  • After 1954

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Exterior of the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant located at 540 Pear Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Althouse Chemical Company was founded in 1915 by C. Scott Althouse (1880-1970) as a small, family-owned firm specializing in fabric dyes of a superior quality and class. In 1954, the Crompton & Knowles Corporation of Worcester, Massachusetts acquired Althouse, which continued to operate as a division of Crompton & Knowles and a leader in the specialty dyes industry.

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  • 5 in. H x 7 in. W
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  • (On verso) "Front Street Facade Inside - Presses, Blowcases, Ovens, Grinding, Blending, Mixing (GBM) 1946"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 1

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History of Dyes and Dyeing

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“Exterior of the Althouse Chemical Company Plant,” n.d. Photographs from the Records of the Althouse, Bates, and Crompton Chemical Companies, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/f4752g788.

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