In 1868, Reynolds & Lang was established by James Reynolds and John B. Lang to produce agricultural equipment in Ithaca, New York. Mr. Reynolds died on October 31, 1891. In 1902, Ernest D. Button joined the firm at which time the firm became known as the Lang & Button Co.
The Lang & Button Co. was known to have manufactured steam traction engines, portable steam engines (ca 1870's), land rollers, plows, horse hoes, cultivators, and portable sawmills.
Information Sources:
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Norbeck, Jack, Encyclopedia of American Steam Traction Engines, Crestline Publishing Inc, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, pg. 164.
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American Steam Engine Builders: 1800-1900 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2006 page 202
- Steam Power on the American Farm by Reynold M. Wik, 1953 page 253
- The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia by John F. Spalding & Robert T. Rhode, 2011 page 238