By 1855 Lysander Wright and William C. Huntington were manufacturing woodworking machinery under the name Wright & Huntington. In 1859 the partnership ended and the name changed to L. Wright's Machine Depot. In 1862 Charles B. Smith teamed up with Wright, and the name changed to Wright & Smith. Sometime afterwards Smith left and the name changed to L. Wright Machine Works.
Information Sources
- Articles in 1856, 1857 Scientific American.
- Article in 1876 Manufacturer & Builder.
- According to Alexander Farnham's book, Early tools of New Jersey and the men who made them, from 1855 to 1859 Wright operated in partnership with millwright William C. Huntington; they used the name Wright & Huntington.