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M. C. Greene
Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Dec 30 2019 7:02PM by Mark Stansbury
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The firm manufactured kindling wood machinery, and had been in business since 1857, according to their 1892 catalog seen on eBay. As Greene, Trowbridge & Baldwin in 1870, they manufactured an upright balance steam engine. M. C. Greene was succeeded by Greene Manufacturing Co. in early 1901.

Information Sources

The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 2, No. 2, Aug. 1870, Pg. 252.
The Age of Steel, Vol. 89, No. 6, Feb. 9, 1901, Pg. 31.

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