Ames' Iron Works - Products Manufactured

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Ames' Iron Works
Oswego, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery, Metal Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

Products

Last Modified: Sep 13 2021 4:49PM by Jeff_Joslin

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Ames Iron Works made Paye's Forge Hammer, Sawmills, Steam Traction Engines, Portable Steam Engines (ca 1850's) and Hoisting Engines.

Information Sources

American Steam Engine Builders: 1800-1900 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2006 page 19
Encyclopedia of American Steam Traction Enginesby Jack Norbeck, 1975 page
Steam Power on the American Farm by Reynold M. Wik, 1953 page 251

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