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E. A. Walker
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 21 2013 11:48AM by Jeff_Joslin
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In the 1880s, E. A. Walker, formerly a partner in Walker Bros., manufactured metalworking machinery, including "Richard's patent combination planer and shaper". By 1890, that planer and shaper, "with improvements by E. A. Walker", was being manufactured by Pedrick & Ayer.

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