Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company

Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company was a US gas fixtures manufacturing company. It was located at No. 67 Greene Street, and Nos. 68 to 74 Wooster Street, in New York City, New York. Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company manufactured fixtures for gas and electric lights -- separately for gas or electricity, or combined for both. The fixtures were found in the residences of the Vanderbilts and Marquands of New York, as well as Potter Palmer's of Chicago. They also equipped Madison Square Garden, Manhattan Athletic Club, Equitable Life, and United States Trust. In San Francisco, their work appeared in the Palace Hotel; in Indianapolis, in the Indiana State Capitol; and in Hartford, in the Connecticut State Capitol.

This business was originally established as Archer, Pancoast & Company, in 1859, the co-partnership consisting of Ellis S. Archer, William C. Ellison and George Pancoast. From a modest beginning, the operations of business steadily grew, and in a few years it had won a national reputation for the artistic excellence of its products. In 1868, the business had increased to such extensive proportions that a stock company was organized and incorporated under the laws of New York State, with a capital of US$300,000. The mammoth factory and warehouse were located at No. 67 Greene Street, extending through to Nos. 68, 70, 72 and 74 Wooster Street. The factory was arranged and equipped with the modern machinery and appliances, the majority of which were specially designed and built for these works. A force of 350 skilled mechanics was employed at one time. Each department was under the management of a manager, and the whole was regulated by a system which both facilitated business and assured the prompt execution of orders.

The position that Archer & Pancoast attained in the production of gas fixtures, chandeliers, electric light fixtures and artistic metal work was universally recognized throughout the US. Their show rooms featured displays, one of which was a great attraction to visitors. The company fitted up with gas-fixtures some of the largest public edifices throughout the country. Hundreds of New York's palatial private residences and extensive commercial buildings also contained their artistic products. The company did an extensive wholesale trade throughout the country. They had branch offices located in Boston and Chicago, both of which were heavily stocked with their specialties.

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