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Machine-tools

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Bending machines; Drilling and boring machinery; Honing machines; Jig borers; Jigs and fixtures; Lathes; Metal-cutting tools; Milling-machines; Parallel kinematic machines; Planing-machines; Spindles; Tool-steel.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Sellers & Co. records

 Collection
Accession: 1466
Abstract:

William Sellers & Co. was an iron works that manufactured machine tools used for turning, planing, shaping, drilling, boring, or cutting metal or wood. The company was founded in 1848 as Bancroft & Sellers by mechanical engineers and inventors Edward Bancroft (1811-1855) and William Sellers (1824-1905). The records consist of five volumes, as well as correspondence from William Sellers and the Sellers firm.

Dates: 1827-1947