West Point Foundry Photographs, Cold Spring, New York

West Point Foundry
Cold Spring, NY

Robert P. Parrott, Superintendent

Photographs courtesy Paulson Brothers Ordnance Corp.
 

West Point Foundry yard crane for mounting guns on carriages
Yard crane to mount guns on carriages to fire across the Hudson River at the mountain where they place a target. 300-pounder Parrott rifle on a test stand, with workers loading a Parrott projectile
300-pounder Parrott rifle on test stand with workers loading Parrott projectile.  Note:  Machinist spirit level. Yard crane showing the rail for carts used to move guns from the factory
Yard crane showing rail for carts to move guns from factory. Boring a 100-pounder Parrott rifle, with the trunnion lathe at right
Boring 100-pounder Parrott rifle.  Note:  Trunnion lathe on right. Boring a 100-pounder Parrott rifle; the near lathe turns down a burst breech reinforce
Boring 100-pounder Parrott rifle.  Note:  Close lathe is turning down a burst breach reinforce. View from the other end of the building, with jibs and narrow-gauge track for push cars
View from other end of building.  Note:  Jibs and narrow gauge track for push cars for material handling. Boring shop where cannon were machined
Boring shop to machine cannon. West Point Foundry pattern shop, photographed from one end
Pattern shop.
Photograph taken from one end.
  West Point Foundry pattern shop, photographed from the other end
Pattern shop.
Photograph taken from other end.  Note:  Opening into another room.
Vertical boring mill. Note: They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note: Pit in foreground.Vertical boring mill.  Note:  They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note:  Pit in foreground. Vertical boring mill. Note: They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note: Pit in foreground. — view 2Vertical boring mill.  Note:  They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note:  Pit in foreground. — view 2 Vertical boring mill. Note: They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note: Pit in foreground. — view 3Vertical boring mill.  Note:  They manufactured boilers. Gap Lathe Forging room. Note:  Pit in foreground. — view 3 Air furnaces and core ovens. Note: Building on right is sand storage.Air furnaces and core ovens.  Note:  Building on right is sand storage.