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'''Hendey Machine Co''' were machine tool makers in the US from 1870-1954
'''Hendey Machine Co''' were machine tool makers in the US from 1870-1954


The Hendey Machine Company was established to produce high quality, precision machine tools such as lathes, shapers and milling machines. The exhibit is a case study in the rise and fall of one of the many manufacturing companies that were established in nineteenth century Torrington. It traces the rapid growth and success of the Hendey Machine Company and examines issues such as the American industrial revolution, labor and immigration.
Established by [[Henry John Hendey]].
 
The focal point of the exhibit is a reproduction machine shop from the 1930s furnished with three Hendey machine tools: a lathe, a shaper and a milling machine. All of the machines are fully operational and powered by a system of overhead pulleys and flat leather belts.  




==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
* Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
* Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
* [http://compx2.com/ths/exhibits.htm] Torrington Historical society in the US
* [http://www.lathes.co.uk/hendey/index.html] Tony Griffiths' 'lathes.co.uk' website: Hendey pages.
* [http://www.lathes.co.uk/hendey/index.html] Tony Griffiths' 'lathes.co.uk' website
[[Category:Machine Tools - USA]]
[[Category:Machine Tools]]
[[Category: Country - USA]]

Latest revision as of 17:35, 31 December 2017

Hendey Machine Co were machine tool makers in the US from 1870-1954

Established by Henry John Hendey.


Sources of Information

  • Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
  • [1] Tony Griffiths' 'lathes.co.uk' website: Hendey pages.