In 1854 Shriver & Brothers were operating the Fulton Works in Cumberland, Maryland, and were manufacturing engine lathes, hand lathes, planers, and drill presses. This firm seems to have been short-lived and we can find little information on them.

Information Sources

• From July 1840 The American Reportory of Arts, Sciences and Manufactures, (Vol. 1 No. 6, page 472), "List of Awards at the Fifth Annual Fair of the American Institute": "Patent Indian Bow-spring. T. Shriver, Cumberland, Md. Diploma."
• 1854-08-05 Scientific American page 375, Advertisements.

  Machinists' Tools—Shriver & Brothers, manufacturers, Cumberland, Md., have for sale various sizes of Planing Machines, Engine Lathes, Drills, and Hand Lathes. These tools are built in the best manner and have received the highest testimonials at the Ohio Mechanics Institute, and from railroad and other shops where they are in use. Full description and price list furnished upon application to SHRIVER & BROS., Cumberland, Md.

• 1854-08-26 American Railroad Journal (Second Quarto Series, Vol. X No. 34) page 535-6.

  It will be seen by our advertising columns that Cumberland, Maryland, about half way from the Atlantic to the Ohio on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is rapidly advancing in the manufacture of iron and steel. Messrs. Shriver & Brothers, are making Machinists' Tools of the best character such as are suited to railroad shops. Many Southern and Western Companies will find Cumberland the most convenient point from which to get their supplies for their repair shops. It will be observed that the invite orders for all the most essential portions of the fixtures for such establishments, and we think the managers in their vicinity will consult the interests under their charge by giving the Fulton Works at Cumberland a fair examination.