Ad from 1903"Modern Machinery" magazine
Bicknell Hardware Co. made the Bicknell Handy Bench Punch ca. 1903. Also, seen on eBay was a combination 8" jointer and 15" table saw. The machine is essentially a jointer with a table saw blade on the fence side of the arbor. It looks to be late 19th century in design.
The succeeding company was Bicknell Manufacturing & Supply Co., incorporated in 1906, president Raymond C. Bicknell. The name Bicknell Manufacturing Co. was also used in ads in the teens.
Bicknell Hardware Co. manufactured gas engines ca. 1911.
Information Sources
- Modern Machinery, Dec. 1903, pg. 6
- A web site indicates that Bicknell Manufacturing & Supply Co. is a defunct corporation from sometime during 1848 through 1945.
- American Gasoline Engines Since 1872 by C. H. Wendel, Volume #1, 1983, page 57
- The Complete Guide to Stationary Gas Engines by Mark Meincke, 1996 page 97
- Janesville, Wisconsin City Directory, 1907, Pg. 19.