H. W. Hocker Manufacturing Company Factory, 224 Front Street, Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Summary
Significance: The Hocker family dominated the manufacture of tin products in Lewes, Delaware after moving there in 1899. J.W. Hocker pioneered special purpose machinery for the production of tin handle mucilage brushes. In 1975, Harold W. Hocker still manufactured brushes using special machinery in a small frame building behind his residence in Lewes.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5
Survey number: HAER DE-7
Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hocker, Harold W
H. W. Hocker Company
Location
Lewes (Del.), 38.77658, -75.14079
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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