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The '''Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company''' was a pioneering [[sewing machine]] company established in 1875 at [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]], [[United States]]. As the sewing machine industry gradually [[commodification|commodified]], Taft-Peirce leveraged its [[tool and die maker|toolmaking]] capabilities to become a supplier of [[gauge (instrument)|gauges]], such as various kinds of [[go/no go gauge]]s, to the manufacturing industries. The company was dissolved on 6 October 1995.<ref>Harold Kemble, Rick Stattler [http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss867.htm "Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company Records"] Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division retrieved January 2012</ref> |
The '''Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company''' was a pioneering [[sewing machine]] company established in 1875 at [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]], [[United States]]. As the sewing machine industry gradually [[commodification|commodified]], Taft-Peirce leveraged its [[tool and die maker|toolmaking]] capabilities to become a supplier of [[gauge (instrument)|gauges]], such as various kinds of [[go/no go gauge]]s, to the manufacturing industries, and a supplier of engineering and toolroom work on a contract basis. The company was dissolved on 6 October 1995.<ref>Harold Kemble, Rick Stattler [http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss867.htm "Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company Records"] Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division retrieved January 2012</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:45, 16 February 2013
| Industry | manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1875 |
| Defunct | October 6, 1995 |
| Fate | dissolved |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | sewing machines, go/no go gauges |
The Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company was a pioneering sewing machine company established in 1875 at Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. As the sewing machine industry gradually commodified, Taft-Peirce leveraged its toolmaking capabilities to become a supplier of gauges, such as various kinds of go/no go gauges, to the manufacturing industries, and a supplier of engineering and toolroom work on a contract basis. The company was dissolved on 6 October 1995.[1]
References
- ^ Harold Kemble, Rick Stattler "Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company Records" Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division retrieved January 2012
Further reading
- Blackall, F. Steele Jr. "A History of the Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company and its Predecessor Corporations...From April 2, 1875 to the Close of World War II"
- Hall, Joseph Jr., ed. Biographical History of the Manufacturers and Businessmen of Rhode Island... (Providence: J.D. Hall, 1901), 76-77.
External links
- Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company Summary Screen State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Office of the Secretary of State, Division Of Business Services, Providence RI
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