Robinson Oil Works
New Bedford, Ma. |
During the era of whaling and it's profitable years this building and business was a local success and employed people while earning profits from oil and candle manufacturing.
In March of 2010 there was a lot of controversy surrounded these buildings as a local hotelier renovated the building that was the last existing oil works and try-works in the Whaling City - New Bedford, Ma.
However here are some older pictures of the facility that was a major producer and an important part of the local whaling economy. At the bottom of the page are some links to the 21st century new stories concerning this issue.
Click the pictures below for an enlargement |
 Above - Robinson Oil Works - East Side of South Water Street - New Bedford March 18, 1910
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Above the kettle room and spermacetti
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Above 1897 picture
Below links to Standard Times news items concerning the demolition of the interior
.Specialized equipment used to ...
Your View: Reinventing the Oil Works
March 10, 2010 Our View: Dismantling History
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