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Spalding's Machine Shop
Lockport, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: Mar 21 2023 8:54PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In 1835 L. A. Spalding of Lockport, N. Y., was manufacturing Rich's patent sawmill dogs. By 1855 the business was operating as Spalding's Machine Shop, with proprietors Alex Pound and Lyman A. Spalding, and they were making steam engines, sawmills, shingle mills, and bedpost lathes..

Information Sources

Long text ad in 1835-08-22 The Genesee Farmer, page 272.
Ad in 1855 Buffalo Business Directory, page 72.

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