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H. & L. D. Benson
Jackson, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Aug 22 2016 9:33PM by Jeff_Joslin
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From 1848—and perhaps earlier—until at least 1855, Hosea Benson and Lorenzo D. Benson made stave machinery.

Information Sources

Ad in 1855 issue of Scientific American.
1848 and '49 patents were granted to Hosea Benson and Lorenzo D. Benson, for stave machinery.

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