Walter Farnan, an immigrant from Ireland, who moved his brass foundry business from New York City to Cleveland in 1852, was Cleveland's brass industry pioneer. As the above article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer edition of December 31, 1862 , reveals, Farnan Brass Works was an early supplier of the Cleveland Waterworks system. By the early twentieth century, Cleveland industry was noted as producing the highest quality brass in the country. | Source: Cleveland State University Library Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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