early 20th century antique american industrial heavy cast iron corrugated box making factory covering machine base with brushed metal finish

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m.d. knowlton co., rochester, ny.

 

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very unique and strongly built early 20th century antique american industrial packaging assembly plant cast iron machine base designed and fanricated by the m.d. knowlton co., rochester, ny. the incredibly heavy iron machine base features a set of flared legs with single stretcher bar and floor plates or "feet." the robust rectangular-shaped deck or top is bolted firmly against the supporting bases. the "universal" covering machine base has been brushed down to bare metal and sealed with a clear lacquer to prevent surface corrosion. the original stamped wrought bronze manufacturer's plaque is predominately displayed along the front apron. in 1860, mark dean knowlton founded a paper box manufacturing business in chicago operating as m.d. knowlton and company. the business prospered until the great chicago fire destroyed it in 1871. in the early 1880's, he sold the paper box manufacturing portion of the business in order to concentrate on inventing production machinery for the paper box manufacturing industry. in 1888, mr. knowlton left chicago and moved to rochester, new york, where he formed a partnership with fred h. beach, known as knowlton & beach. in 1893, knowlton & beach introduced to the market a near frictionless ball bearing. in 1900, they incorporated the business as the rochester ball bearing company. in 1901, knowlton & beach acquired the auburn, new york-based auburn ball bearing company, which became a division of knowlton & beach. auburn ball bearing manufactured ball and roller thrust bearings. their primary product, auburn four-point-cone-contact ball thrust bearings, was designed with a v-groove raceway which contains the balls with four points of contact. auburn ball bearing company manufactured various sizes and configurations of their v-groove thrust bearings for applications in industries including paper box manufacturing, railroad jacks, u.s. submarines, and u.s. government light houses. early company documentation illustrates auburn ball bearings were used to support revolving lenses in the carysfort reef light, jupiter inlet light, and the st. simons island light in the early twentieth century. mr. beach sold his interest in knowlton & beach in 1904, and, later that year the company was incorporated in new york as m.d. knowlton company. mr. knowlton served as president until his death in 1906. his son, colonel frederick k. knowlton, served as president until his death in 1939. the business continued through the war years and post-war period under family direction. in 1969 and 1970 m.d. knowlton company moved operations to victor, new york. measures 53 x 17 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches.

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