The Indiana Manufacturing Company letter
Collection — Folder: S2345
Identifier: S2345
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter sent by the Indiana Manufacturing Company of Peru, Indiana to Alexander and Howell, a hardware store located in Dixon, Illinois. Dated May 20, 1876, the letter promotes the company's "Champion Corn Sheller" and is signed by Indiana Manufacturing Company treasurer B. E. Stockwell.
Dates
- 1876/05/20
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
In 1870, the Howe Sewing Machine Company established a factory in Peru, Indiana. The business was called the Howe Factory until 1875 when it was succeeded by the Indiana Manufacturing Company. The company continued to manufacture sewing machine woodwork but also began manufacturing other items, including refrigerators and wooden rims for bicyles. For 30 years it was the largest factory in Peru, but after sustaining a loss of $160,000 due to the flood of March 1913, the company was forced into receivership and the business was purchased by the Shirk family and reorganized as the United States Refrigerator Company.
Source:
Bodurtha, Arthur L., ed. History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Hitorical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1914.
"Receiver is Appointed for Refrigerator Factory: Echo of March Flood Heard in Proceedings Involving Peru Concern." Indianapolis Star (IN), August 27, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com.
"The Howe Sewing Machine." Miami County Sentinel (IN), April 7, 1870. https://newspaperarchive.com.
Source:
Bodurtha, Arthur L., ed. History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Hitorical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1914.
"Receiver is Appointed for Refrigerator Factory: Echo of March Flood Heard in Proceedings Involving Peru Concern." Indianapolis Star (IN), August 27, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com.
"The Howe Sewing Machine." Miami County Sentinel (IN), April 7, 1870. https://newspaperarchive.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/05/17 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2022/05/17 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- The Indiana Manufacturing Company letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
