This business was perhaps established by Otis J. Hodge. They made sawmills and heavier machinery used by railcar builders.
Information Sources
- Listed in the 1874 work, Wiley's American iron trade manual of the leading iron industries of the United States: "Saw mills and water-wheels."
- Patent records show that Nehemiah Hodge of North Adams was granted various patents between 1849 and 1852, and Otis J. Hodge received patents in 1871 and 1877.
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- In Jan 1902 Shop Talk: ad for used 24" Hodge Railway Cut-off. Dec. 1902: "One 24-inch Hodge Re-saw".