From about 1854 through at least 1861, John L. Brown manufactured shingle and lath machines of his own patented design.
Information Sources
- Fourth Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, 1854-55, Indiana State Agricultural Fair, Indianapolis, October 1855. Machine for making laths, J. L. Brown, Indianapolis: silver cup and $10.
- Fifth Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, 1857. J. L. Brown, Marion county, Ohio: "The lath machine of J. L. Brown, of Marion county, was regarded as best, from the security it affords for the workmen."
- James Sutherland's Indianapolis Directory and Business Mirror for 1861 lists "Brown John L., patent right dealer and manufac. of Excelsior shingle and lath mahines, h. 54 n. Noble."
- See patent 14,126; 16,964; and 22,853.