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W. W. Wallace
Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: Sep 10 2023 10:01AM by Jeff_Joslin
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In 1849 W. W. Wallace was operating a machine shop that manufactured steam engines and other items, including a patent cast iron water wheel.

Information Sources

1849 book, History of Cosmopolite, Or, Journal of Lorenzo Dow, second-last page is an advertisement for W. W. Wallace
1853 W. Reilly & Co.'s Ohio State Business Directory for 1853-4, page 256, two ads for W. W. Wallace.

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