In 1872 Murray Bacon was manufacturing foot lathes and power lathes for working metal. He also made a dual-spindle vertical boring machine. This was a small business, probably a single-man operation, located in the rear of 623 Commerce Street in Philadelphia. By 1884 Bacon was superintendent of Philadelphia toy maker Novelty Electric Co.
Information Sources
- 1868-08-26 Scientific American (Volume 19) page 133, in an article on the Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania. "The following is a list of the graduates of the technical schools in which they studied, and the subjects of their graduating theses: ... School of Mechanical Engineering. Degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. 1. Murray Bacon. On Lubricants. ..."
- February 1875 The Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 69 No. 2, page 96, in a list of awards granted at the 1874 Franklin Institute Exhibition in the category "XXIX-3.—Machinery of Transmission": "Honorable Mention. Murray Bacon, Philadelphia, Rotary Circulating Fan."
- 1884 J.A. Berly's Universal Electrical Directory and Advertiser, page 107, lists "NOVELTY ELECTRIC CO. electric models, motors, toys and other specialities, s. w. cor. 5th and Locust st. Philadelphia, Pa. (Murray Bacon, superintendent.)"
- Findagrave.com page on Murray Bacon (1849-1898).
- Kenneth L. Cope's American Foot Power and Hand Power Machinery.