Interesting article from the Sandwich Argus, April 13, 1893. Local companies are getting ready for the Columbian Exposition, the 1893 World's Fair to be held in Chicago that will open on May 1.
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The Southwick Baling Press 1893
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Charles Hartman of Sandwich was an employee of Sandwich Manufacturing Company for many years. In 1919 he applied for a patent for improvem... -
This brief history of Sandwich Manufacturing Company begins in Elgin, Illinois . In 1840 Augustus Adams operated a machinery repair shop in...
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Augustus Adams started developing binders and reapers in the summer of 1850 while he was still living in Elgin. He was the first to introd...
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