In March 1895 the Model Shingle Planer Co. was established to manufacture a shingle planing machine that had been patented earlier that year; a second patent was issued in August. The two patents were both granted to William J. Pugh of Iowa, and the company was run by J. J. Russell, with co-incorporators J. G. Downey and E. G. Conger. The business address was 167 Dearborn St., Chicago.
We have not found any data points on the company after 1895 so it would appear that the business was short-lived. See also our entry for Champion Shingle Planer Co., which was co-founded by inventor William J. Pugh, and which also failed to find success.
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| Ad from 1895-09-14 The Age of Steel |
Information Sources
- 1895-03-17 The Inter Ocean—a local newspaper—listed incorporations that had been registered the day before, including that for the Model Shingle Planer Co., with capital stock of $25,000. Incorporators were J. J. Russell, J. G. Downey, and E. G. Conger.
- 1895-03-30 The Age of Steel article on this firms shingle planing machine, focused primarily on the merits of planing the top surface of sawn shingles, which was seen as especially advantageous for vertical shingles and on shingles to be painted.