. History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships. ;.of the desired length. The strips ari^ then placed in the lathes,and after a few revolutions, are turned out well-rounded handlesfor pitchforks, rakes, brooms, etc. From the lathes the handlesare taken to the topper, where by one revolution of the knifethey are finished with a nicely rounded toji, and are then readyfor packing and shipping. By the improved machinery theyemploy, they ar« enabled to finish an average
. History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships. ;.of the desired length. The strips ari^ then placed in the lathes,and after a few revolutions, are turned out well-rounded handlesfor pitchforks, rakes, brooms, etc. From the lathes the handlesare taken to the topper, where by one revolution of the knifethey are finished with a nicely rounded toji, and are then readyfor packing and shipping. By the improved machinery theyemploy, they ar« enabled to finish an average of 2,000 handlesper day, and yet are scarcely able to supply the demand. Theirtrade is almost exclusively with Holland, although they supj)lysome points in the United States. In addition to the manufact-ure of handles, th;s firm conduct an *<xtensive trade in sawedwalnut lumber. They possess facilities for sawing and utilizingthe culls lejected by the saw-mills, cutting them into dimen-sion pieces for sowing machines and scroll work. They have anengine and boiler of twenty-four horse-jwwer, and all themachinery of the establishment is of the latest and best (n tlie 19th day of October, 1881, tliis compaio was oigainzed in theof Winchester, with the following-named stockholders as its oon-;;ii members : Asaliol Stone. J. IT. Gill, L. P Carter, Adam Hirsoh,?\ il, Nttf. -\[. HodsoH, Samuel I).I iiMiiiis \1 Ilickitt, W, Tv Miller, Leander J.,. .lanirs S. (.,tin:n. (, ! l,rwis. MLrrid, .Marsh, M. B. Miller, riion of their iivi.;Mith streets. The servable thronghoiliavinw evidently Ithe so I llh isti irh building 30x;i- im room, which is :. fiui,i,> buildin- !V.,.t. line :iu. n-lilV which are operated liv a patent blower coniicy tlir inimcMliateig of the tires when necessary. In addition to the buildings men-Cthey have a store-room lGx22
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