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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection
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)