This firm was established in 1877 in Magog, Quebec and moved to Syracuse just three years later. They reportedly manufactured wheelwrights' machinery but we have been unable to confirm that. They are best known for making the first successful manure spreader, a product they manufactured but were reluctant to stand behind.
Information Sources
- Carriage and Wagon Makers Machinery and Tools by Kenneth L. Cope, 2004 page
- from Inside John Deere: A Factory History, by Rod Beemer and Chester Peterson Jr.
Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Company
1877: Magog, Quebec
The Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Company was moved to Syracuse, New York in 1880. It built and marketed the first practical manure spreader. In 1911, Deere & Company purchased Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Company and began production of the manure spreader at the Marseilles plant in East Moline Illinois.