 The West Street Foundry | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | ca. 1839 |
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| Defunct | 1855 |
| Fate | Bankrupted |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Area served | Eastern United States |
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| Products | Marine and stationary steam engines; boilers and general metalwork |
Number of employees | 200 (1851) |
The West Street Foundry was an American steam engineering works notable for producing marine steam engines in the mid-19th century. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the company built at least 27 marine engines between 1845 and 1855, including engines for some of the fastest and finest steamboats of the era. The company also built and repaired steam engines and boilers of all types, as well as doing other metalwork. The company failed and was liquidated in 1855.