From 1872-12-07 Scientific American

The Snyder Brothers partnership, of Williamsport, Pa., consisted of Henry F. Snyder, George S. Snyder and Andes Snyder. They were in business between about 1850 and 1880, making sawmill machinery and steam engines.

Information Sources

• An 1855 Scientific American contains a brief note: "Henry F. Snyder of Williamsport, PA, informs us that he has made, for some years, wood bearings for shafts of mills the same as those used for propellors in the British Navy, and recently illustrated in our columns."
• From 1865 ad in Scientific American: "We manufacture sawmill machinery exclusively. Saw gummers on hand."
• 1872-12-07 Scientific American has an article on the Snyder Brothers' improved steam engine. "For particulars, address Snyder Brothers, Williamsport, Pennsylvania."
• Various articles on the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia mention the exhibit of the Snyder Brothers, which included "Parker's shingle machine, capable of cutting shingles from 14 in. to 30 in. long, the thickness of which may be varied as desired. The shingles do not leave the sawyer's hands until they are completely jointed, finished and sorted." Patents 8,691, 38,329, and 85,103 are all shingle-machine patents granted to someone from Pennsylvania with surname Parker. Appleton's Encyclopedia article on shingle machines contains an illustration and description of Snyder Brother's Parker shingle mill; by comparing these to the three patents, it is clear that the middle one, granted to S. J. Parker of Williamsport, is the correct one. As further confirmation, patent 175,578 was granted to Jesse D. Snyder and Henry F. Snyder, and provides an improvement to S. J. Parker's patent shingle mill.
• August 1879 Manufacturer & Builder, p. 175, in an article on "Modern Saw Mill Machinery": "The adjoined engravings represent saw mills of this description, manufactured by Snyder Brothers, of Williamsport, Pa. This firm have for a long time made the manufacture of different varieties of saw mill machinery a specialty, including machinery for the manufacture of shingles and various special forms of lumber..."
• American Steam Engine Builders: 1800-1900 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2006 page 224