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W. Manning & Co.
Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Dec 15 2010 8:45PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This maker of barrel-head machines is known to have been active in 1860. Their barrel-head machine, invented and patented by Wilsie Manning of Rouse's Point, NY, had previously been sold by Sloane & Co.

Information Sources

A front-page article in the 1860-02-04 issue of Scientific American features the Manning barrel-head machine that was patented on 1858-03-02.

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