During the 1860s Charles H. Smith of Philadelphia was making and/or selling steam engines, woodworking machinery, and metalworking machinery. Ads feature "Smith's improved Woodworth planer and matcher" so it seems likely that they manufactured some. Ads also mention "Gray & Wood's planers" which were manufactured by Gray & Woods of Boston, so Smith was also a reseller.
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| From 1860 McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory |
Information Sources
- 1858-05-22 Scientific American, page 303, text ad.
Slide Lathes, Iron Planers, Upright Drills, Slotting and Boring Machines, Universal Chucks, and a large assortment of mechanics' tools, at greatly reduced prices. Address CHARLES H. SMITH, 135 North Third st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Elsewhere on the same page...Woodworth Planing Machines, Mortising, Tenoning, and Sash Machines, and a full assortment of wood-working machinery, at greatly reduced prices. Address CHARLES H. SMITH, 135 North Third st., Philadelphia, Pa.
- Ad in 1868 issues of Scientific American