Textile Machinery Trademarks
The textile machinery suppliers were the enablers. Without the driving “Yankee Ingenuity” that drove invention and manufacturing in the 19th century, advances would have been slow to say the least. Here are a few of the trademarks. Hopefully full articles will follow! Scanned logos courtesy of Peter Metzke.
Saco-Lowell mid-1920s
Leesona 1915
B.S. Roy 1920
Continental Latch Needle 1915
Butterworth 1918
Howard & Bullough Picker 1934
James Hunter 1915
Crompton & Knowles 1901
Easton & Burnham Machine Co. 1901
Fall River Machine Co. 1901
Providence Machine 1901
Saco & Pettee Machine Shops 1901
1916
1922
Whitin Machine Works 1901
Smith & Furbush Machine Co, Philadelphia – 1917 edition of Textile World
Geo. W. Payne 1913 Textile World Record
Sipp Machine Co., Paterson, NJ 1910
Whitin Heavy Loom 1917
Excelsior Needle Co, Torrington, Conn – 1916 Textile World
Wildman Mfg Co, Norristown, PA – Established 1889 – 1913 Textile World