Here are two fine examples of Letterheads from Sandwich Manufacturing Company. From the collection of Chris Phillips, thanks for allowing me to share these!
The Southwick Baling Press 1893
Before balers, hay presses were used to compress hay into bales. Before hay presses, hay was stored loose in the upper floor of the farmer...
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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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