LEADING  MANUFACTURERS  AND  MERCHANTS  CITY  OF  BROOKLYN


Edwin SCOFIELD

Patent Oil Press Mat, and Bagging Manufacturer
No. 18 Water Street.-

This business was established in 1857, nearly thirty years ago, by 
Mr. H. NUTT, who has been succeeded in turn by Mr. R. H. Nutt, 
R. H. Nutt's Sons & Co., and R. H. Nutt's Son & Co., which was changed 
in July, 1886, to the present style of Edwin Schofield, that gentleman 
having bought out Mr. Nutt's interest at that time. 

Operations were commenced at No. 10 Dermott place, but have continued 
since 1861 at No. 18 Water street, near Fulton Ferry. The manufactures of 
the firm, patent oil press mats and bagging for linseed, cotton seed, 
mustard seed, grape seed, paraffin, sperm, and stearine candles, have a 
steady demand in a market that extends from the city through the South, 
the West, and Canada. 

Their factory is a two story brick building, 25x60 feet in extent, and is 
supplied with a five-horse power engine and boiler. The business of this 
house has extended over a period of about thirty years. 


With Special Thanks to: Cathy Harrison Speciale
Transcribed exclusively for the Brooklyn Genealogical Information Pages: Nancy E. Lutz

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