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Modern Manufacturing Co.
Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jun 11 2019 2:07PM by Mark Stansbury
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Modern Manufacturing Co. made reel lawn mower sharpeners which were advertised in Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, and other magazines from 1947 to 1959. In 1951 the company advertised a power lawn edger, and in 1957, knife and scissors sharpeners and bench grinders. Foley Manufacturing Co. obtained the rights to Modern's machines and manufactured them using the Foley Modern and Modern Division names.

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