The company Le Roy, Shattuck, & Head as listed below, had three members; Messrs. T. V. Le Roy, L. H. Shattuck, and G. W. Head. A Utica manufacturer of wagon builders' hardware and furnaces. The connection is clear, historical details less so, but this firm shares a commmon profile with Head's Iron Foundry.
The following profile is from page 56, of a 1883 edition of Commerce, Manufactures And Resources, Oneida County.
Le ROY, SHATTUCK & HEAD,
Manufacturers of Wagon Builders' Hardware, Furnaces, &c., Broad Street.
The rapid advancement in the manufacturing arts which so distinguish our American industries, is a subject of interesting study. In almost every department of mechanics do our people excel, and the products of American workshops and looms stand unrivaled in the markets of the world. This statement is particularly true of all that pertains to the building of wagons and agricultural implements, heavy machinery, &c., in which the products of American genius are noted for their lightness, strength and general adaptability to the work required of them. One of the most notable establishments of Utica is devoted to the production of this class of work, and has achieved a wide reputation.
Twenty years have elapsed since the business was first instituted as Chapman & Co., and several other changes in title transpired, until 1874, when the firm became known as at present indicated.
For the purposes of the business, premises are utilized at the address as above, which are of the dimensions of 317x120 feet. The motive power is furnished by an engine of 60 horse power, and the plant comprises the best and most approved of its kind procurable and put in newly during the past year, A force of eighty-five skilled operatives is employed in turning out the work, which consists of every conceivable variety of heavy wagon builders' hardware, as well as cast iron soil pipes, agricultural tools, cultivator teeth, &c.
These productions are all manufactured from the best material and with the greatest care, and every advantage and improvement is availed of by the firm to lessen the cost of production and improve the quality and usefulness of the goods. In addition to the above the house has just commenced the manufacture of a new hot-air furnace, which possesses in a marked degree many valuable properties. These are in the first place provided with a dome-shaped top, and are fitted with the only reverse motion grate made, and which is patented. This, by the slightest effort, removes all clinkers and ashes without waste or disturbing the bed of the fire, and constitutes, by its mode of operation, a strong motor in the economy of fuel. This furnace is known as the "Standard." Altogether there can be no doubt of the valuable character of this house's productions, an outlet for which is found throughout all the States of the Union, and goods are largely exported to Canada.
The members of the firm are Messrs. T. V. Le Roy, L. H. Shattuck, and G. W. Head. These gentlemen in the various ramifications of their business have borne an important part in extending the reputation of Utica as a manufacturing center, as well as in fostering by their employment of labor the material ad- vantages of the city. Their present works and their extensive efforts offer, the best evidence as to the energy, enterprise and ability which have characterized their management, and which renders any personal comment unnecessary.
Le Roy, Shattuck, & Head was one of many Utica-based Furnace & Boiler Companies. Their boilers were large and for heavy industrial use.