This partnership of Henry H. Coe and Frederick Wilkes claimed "Established 1852" and lasted until at least 1901. It seems likely that it was superseded by Coe Manufacturing Co. Coe & Wilkes' early product line include sawmill machinery, but they eventually specialized in veneer machinery.
Information Sources
- Mentioned in an article in a January 1868 issue of Scientific American.
- Ad in 1868-02-88 issue of Scientific American. The ad ran intermittently until at least the 1869-05-22 issue. "ANDERSON’S PATENT MULEY SAW Hangings. The oscillating lower Muley and self adjusting rake upper Muley perform more work with less power than any other. COE & WILKES Painesville, Ohio, sole manufacturers, except for the states of Maine and Pennsylvania. Send for circulars."
- An 1872 patent for a sawmill dog was assigned to Henry H. Coe and Frederick Wilkes, both of Painesville, OH.
- From an ad in the May 1889 issue of The Wood-Worker for their "improved rotary-cutting veneer machines".
- From an ad in the May 1898 issue of The Wood-Worker for their "improved rotary-cutting veneer machines".
- An ad in the January 1901 issue of The Wood Worker says, "Established 1852".