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George Vail & Co.
Morristown, NJ, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: Aug 27 2019 3:06PM by Mark Stansbury
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An ad in 1853 SA says that Logan, Vail & Co. of New York was an agency for Geo. Vail & Co., Speedwell Iron Works.

Manufactured Steam Engines

Information Sources

The Wikipedia article on George Vail provides some tidbits on his life and association with Speedwell Iron Works.
American Steam Engine Builders: 1800-1900 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2006 page 227.

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