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R. J. Douglas & Co.
Waukegan, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jun 20 2019 11:18PM by Mark Stansbury
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This company manufactured sickle grinders in the late 1880s. Advertising first appeared in 1886, and their "boat and windmill factory" was destroyed by fire Sep. 21, 1887. They succeeded Powell & Douglas, which also made boats and windmills.

Alton Evening Telegraph, Sep. 23, 1888, pg. 1.
The Internet Archive has the Powell & Douglas 1886 catalog, with the cover overstamped "R. J. Douglas & Co. successors to...."

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