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S. Fairman & Sons
Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jul 14 2025 10:57PM by Jeff_Joslin
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Simon Fairman patented a lathe chuck in 1840. It was manufactured by various companies in Rochester, NY, including S. Fairman & Sons, Fairman & Willard Tool Mfg. Co., J. W. Fairman & Co. and Oliver Snow & Co. of Meriden, CT.

Simon Fairman's son-in-law, Austin F. Cushman, began making Lathe Chucks of the Fairman's pattern in 1862. His manufactory became the Cushman Chuck Co.

Information Sources

The Canadian Directory, 1851, pg. 688
American Railroad Journal, V26, 31 Dec., 1853, pg. 846

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