In the 1840s through '60s, S. C. Hills was a major seller of woodworking machinery. For example, an 1865 ad touts Hills as "the New York Agent for J. A. Fay & Co., C. B. Rogers & Co., Ball & Williams, Richardson, Meriam & Co., H. B. Smith, Grey & Woods, Lane & Bodley, D. Doncaster and all other manufacturers of wood-working machines."
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- 1848 ads in Scientific American advertised Samuel C. Hills' services as a patent agent and seller of boilers and agricultural implements. An 1849 article describes a hand-powered lathe that was manufactured and sold by Hills.