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Cochrane-Bly Co.
Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Dec 7 2013 9:10PM by joelr4
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The Cochrane-Bly Machine Works was founded in 1899 as a partnership between Robert B. Cochrane, Vincent T. Bly and Myron T. Bly. The firm reorganized in 1912 as the Cochrane-Bly Machine Co.

Information Sources

American Planer, Shaper and Slotter Builders: 1830-1910 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2002 page 42
American Milling Machine Builders: 1820-1920 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2007, page 73

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