Description: Poster advertising the many products of the Egan Co., with locations on Central Avenue, John Street, Front Street and Greenleaf Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1890. Shown on the poster are a number of machinery types, including planers, mortisers, saws, lathes, and more. The Egan Co. was a manufacturer of woodworking machinery based out of Cincinnati. Originally founded in 1871 as Cordesman, Egan & Co., the company split into two separate firms in 1884. The Egan Co. operated alone under the leadership of its president Thomas P. Egan for nearly a decade before joining with another Cincinnati-based competitor to form the J.A. Fay & Egan Co. Despite their shared name, the two companies continued to advertise and manufacture independently for the next ten years or so. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: PA_B540_25
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; woodworking tools; Industries--Ohio--Cincinnati; Manufacturing industries--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This canning machine used conveyors made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. The machine was powered by an overhead drive shaft and belt in the Jeffrey factory, 1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01274
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Wood apron conveyor made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio in use at the Victor Food Corporation, Victor, New York, 1924. It was used to move husked ears of corn at this canning factory. Overhead can be seen drive shafts, pulleys and belts that powered factory machinery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01461
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Victor (New York)
 

Description: This photograph depicts an assortment of name plates and signs used by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. Plates or signs were attached to individual machines and displayed identifying information such as part number, date of patent or manufacture, and other technical specifications. The plates and signs also served as advertising for Jeffrey and its products. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01315
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a type D portable pulverizer, the first of its type, made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. This kind of pulverizer was used to crush limestone into fine powder which farmers spread on fields to enrich soil and increase crop yield. Pulverizers were belt-driven and powered by steam or gasoline engines. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01316
Subjects: Crushing machinery; Coal mines and mining; Inventions; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Testing shop of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1916. The man in the picture is testing the hardness of chain used in a pivoted bucket conveyor built by Jeffrey. Overhead are driveshafts, pulleys and belts to power machinery in the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01353
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Testing shop of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1916. The man in the picture is testing the hardness of chain used in a pivoted bucket conveyor built by Jeffrey. Overhead are pulleys, driveshafts and belts used to power machinery in the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01354
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Lathe operator on the job at the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1916. This belt-driven lathe was used to bore out the axle hole on steel wheels. The steel rollers were parts for conveying machinery made by Jeffrey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01356
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of an employee of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio, posing beside a mine ventilation fan manufactured by the company. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00927
Subjects: Mining machinery; Coal mines and mining; Inventions; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a portable bag stacker manufactured by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It was on display in the Jeffrey yard and later shipped to Hugh Wood and Company of London, England. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01365
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Coal mines and mining; Inventions; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: On the floor of the Jeffrey factory is a 34-B coal cutting and loading machine built by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, 1918. A single cut with the 34-B took about 20 minutes and yielded over 8 tons of coal. The far end of the machine was the cutting end while the closer end shows the conveyor that moved the cut coal to a waiting car. An overhead power transmission shaft with pulleys and belts drove nearby machinery in the factory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01388
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a color print illustrating a pamphlet of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company, ca. 1889-1893. The company, based in Springfield, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois, manufactured Champion harvesting machinery. The print depicts the exterior of their Springfield factory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02732
Subjects: Agricultural machinery; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Factories
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)