This company opened for business shortly after
Fulton's low-pressure
New Orleans left
Pittsburgh on her maiden voyage as the first
steamboat west of the
Appalachian Mountains. It was located at the corner of Front Street and Redoubt Alley in
Downtown Pittsburgh, just blocks from the
Monongahela wharf. In addition to engines, the company made other heavy equipment and iron castings, including
anchors on ships used by
Commodore Perry in the
War of 1812 on
Lake Erie.{{cite book |last1= Armstrong |first1= John|title= The Pittsburgh town & country almanac, for rogues and honest folks The company also manufactured
rolling mills for the iron industry. ==References==