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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 4 0 Browse Search
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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Financial and manufacturing. (search)
vis Street, Cambridgeport, manufacturers of soap and soap-stock, was established by Lysander Kemp, at Lincoln Court, in the town of Cambridge, in 1845, and in 1853 was removed to its present location. In 1857 Mr. Kemp formed a partnership with Aaron Hale, under the firm name of Hale & Kemp, for the purpose of manufacturing family soap and soap-stock. In 1867 the firm was dissolved, Mr. Kemp retaining the soap-stock trade. In 1872 his sons, Horace G. and James H. Kemp, were admitted as partnerHale & Kemp, for the purpose of manufacturing family soap and soap-stock. In 1867 the firm was dissolved, Mr. Kemp retaining the soap-stock trade. In 1872 his sons, Horace G. and James H. Kemp, were admitted as partners. Lysander Kemp retired from the business January 1, 1892, and his sons continued it under its present firm name. In January, 1893, their building was destroyed by fire, but was immediately replaced by the present factory, which is 100 by 63 feet, and three stories high, with powerhouse adjoining. The firm employs fourteen men. Their product in 1895 was 1,259 tons of soap-stock, 458 tons of soap, and 705 tons of fertilizer stock. John Reardon & Sons. The soap and candle business of Joh