Leiman Bros. | Model k 4W Vacuum Pump

Leiman Bros. Model k 4W Vacuum Pump with Westinghouse 1/2 HP Motor 115/230

Leiman Rotary Air Pumps for Vacuum or Pressure 

Catalog 460, 1960, p.22.

Leiman Bros. | Oil Burner Assembly

ItemOil burner assembly 'Leiman'
ManufacturerLeiman Bros. Newark, N.J.
MakeLeiman Bros.

Features
Currently equipped with a much later model 60 cycle motor, having been used as a service pump in the repair shop of T. H. Oliver Aurora Ont. a mark of the long life of the Tuthill pump used by Leiman Bros.

   Source: http://www.hvacrheritagecentre.ca/exhibits/collections/en/Artefact.aspx?ID=79
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"Early central automated heating machinery needed understanding from homeowners"

With central automated home heating would come new noises, aromas, and awareness that something different was going on in the basement. This oil burner by Leiman Bros would be representative of those of the early 20th century, to be found in the homes of well-to-do Canadians.

Including an electric motor, also new for the times, pumps, and a myriad valves and fittings, this burner was mounted on a cast iron tank, supported by four pipe legs. It would be connected by pipes to a firing head mounted on the fire door of the furnace.

While great progress had been made moving toward automated central heating, there was still much more to be done. Oil pump shaft seals would leak fuel oil producing pungent odors throughout the house. The seal on this machine would require constant lubrication, supplied by oil from the self-contained tank under the pump. When the oil ran out a whistle would blow, calling an attendant to add more oil — please.

Crude machines in the home, such as this, represented a major step on the way to automated central heating — machines that operated without the touch of human hand — well almost.

Source: 

http://www.warmingupcanada.hvacrheritagecentre.ca/index.php/en/innovation-eng/bruleurs_a_l_huile-oil_burners-eng.html

Leiman Bros. | The "Brothers"

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LEIMAN BROS. was established in 1889 and became a well-known American manufacturer of industrial machinery, vacuum pumps, air compressors, jewelers’ equipment, and specialized workshop tools. The company developed during the great era of northeastern industrial expansion, operating from both New York City and New Jersey. Over the course of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Leiman Bros. built a reputation for durable precision equipment used in factories, laboratories, aviation maintenance, and metalworking trades.

The firm maintained a number of showroom and sales locations in New York City, including 81 Walker Street, 23 Walker Street, 60 Lispenard Street, and 62 John Street. These addresses placed the company in Manhattan’s historic wholesale hardware and manufacturing district, where machinery suppliers, metalworking firms, and industrial merchants were concentrated. Through these showrooms, Leiman Bros. marketed equipment to jewelers, machinists, industrial shops, and commercial customers throughout the Northeast.

Manufacturing operations were centered in Newark, New Jersey, one of America’s major industrial cities during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The company operated facilities at 146–181 Christie Street and 66 Bonykamper Avenue in Newark before later expanding to a larger plant at 140 East Union Avenue in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The move reflected the company’s continued growth during the postwar industrial period, when many manufacturers sought larger and more modern production facilities outside crowded urban centers.

Leiman Bros. produced a wide range of machinery and industrial equipment. Among its best-known products were vacuum pumps and air pumps designed for continuous industrial service. These pumps were widely used in laboratories, manufacturing plants, aircraft instrument calibration systems, and heating equipment. Surviving examples from the 1940s through the 1960s demonstrate the company’s emphasis on heavy cast-metal construction and precision engineering. The firm also manufactured jewelers’ benches, rolling mills, pneumatic devices, and specialized shop equipment, reflecting its early ties to the jewelry and metalworking industries.

The company was also involved in mechanical innovation and held patents connected to workshop and industrial equipment. Early products associated with Leiman Bros. included improved jewelers’ workbenches designed to recover precious metal dust more efficiently, an important feature in the jewelry trade where even small amounts of lost material had significant value.

During the mid-twentieth century, Leiman Bros. continued to expand its industrial product lines and became associated particularly with pneumatic and vacuum technology. By the early 1970s, the company was reportedly acquired by ITT Corporation and absorbed into ITT Pneumotive, marking the end of Leiman Bros. as an independent manufacturer. Despite the company’s disappearance, surviving machinery and pumps remain valued by collectors and restorers as examples of Newark’s once-extensive industrial manufacturing heritage.

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William H. Leiman

Birth: Mar 1862 in Manhattan, New York, New York

Death: 3 Mar 1931 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey

Newark Evening News, Page 11, Monday, March 9th, 1931

Death Notice - 10 Mar 1931 - NY Times

Marriage Record

George W. Leiman

Birth: Mar 1865 in Manhattan, New York, New York

Death: 21 Oct 1956 in Rainbow Trail, Lake Arrowhead, Denville, New Jersey

Newark Evening News, Page 39, Monday, October 22nd, 1956

Obituary - 1956

John Leiman 

Birth: abt 1867 Manhattan, New York, New York

Death: 1955 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

1950 Census Occupation: Treasurer, Pump Manufacturing Co. 

Gustave Leiman 

Birth: Dec 1869 in Manhattan, New York, New York

Death: 12 Dec 1939 in Bronx, Bronx, New York

Marriage Record

Death Certificate

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NJ

Edward Charles Leiman 

Birth: 12 Mar 1873 •  Manhattan, New York, New York

Death:   10 Jun 1940 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Newark Sunday Call, Page 18, Sunday, June 16th, 1940

World War I Draft Registration Card 

Leiman Bros. | 60 Lispenard Street

On September 24, 1920 The New York Tribune reported on the sale by owner Hyman Benowitz.  Two years later Leiman Brothers would be renting in the building, making "pumps for automatic feeders, folders and labelers."

 60-62 Lispenard Street

Leiman Bros. | Christie Street, Newark, NJ

175 Christie Street, Newark, NJ 

Google Earth Street View (circa 2013)

160 Christie Street, Newark, NJ 

Leiman Bros. | Jewerly Polishing System

Leiman Bros. | Jeweler's Work Bench

Appears to be converted for this use from a machine bench by Leiman Bros., NY.  Lower drawer is lined to catch items accidentally dropped from top.  There is  4"x 6" metal work place on top.  About 36"x 33"x 18".

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Vintage Leiman Bros, Newark, N.J jewelers bench found in Cleveland, Ohio. Heavy cast iron legs with a patina chopping block top & tin lined wood drawers.

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