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Manufacturers Index - Washington Mowing Machine Co.

Washington Mowing Machine Co.
Sandy Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History
Last Modified: Feb 20 2011 8:21PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This firm was apparently operated by Le Roy Mowry, and included circular sawmills among its products.

Information Sources

  • From a listing in the 1874 work, Wiley's American Iron Trade Manual of the Leading Iron Industries of the United States: "L. Mowry, agent. Steam engines, mowing machines, saw-mills, etc."
  • The Journal of the New York State Agricultural Society, 1871, Awards at the thirty-first annual exhibition of the New York Agricultural Society, Elmira, NY, October 1871. Le Roy Mowry, Sandy Hill, NY; circular saw mill, complete with 24 feet carriage and head blocks, $600: Bronze Medal.
  • Le Roy Mowry of Sandy Hill was a witness on an 1871 patent for a sawmill edger.