Remarkable! MASSIVE Fourteen inch D.R. BARTON Froe 1832 - 94313

$ 125.00
  • Remarkable! MASSIVE Fourteen inch D.R. BARTON Froe 1832 - 94313

Remarkable! MASSIVE Fourteen inch D.R. BARTON Froe 1832 - 94313

$ 125.00
Item #: 94313

Barely used. FANTASTIC! David R. BARTON (b. 1805) began making planes soon after moving to Rochester, NY, to learn nailmaking. In 1848, after several failed partnerships, he went out on his own. Within two years, he expanded and employed 50 other planemakers. From 1856 to 1861, he employed prison labor in Kingston, Ontario. After a fire destroyed his factory in 1865, he formed D.R. BARTON & CO. with the Mack brothers. In 1874, the Macks took over control. After David Barton’s death the following year, the brothers renamed the firm MACK & MACK. They used the D.R. BARTON & CO. trade name through 1939.

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Barely used. FANTASTIC! David R. BARTON (b. 1805) began making planes soon after moving to Rochester, NY, to learn nailmaking. In 1848, after several failed partnerships, he went out on his own. Within two years, he expanded and employed 50 other planemakers. From 1856 to 1861, he employed prison labor in Kingston, Ontario. After a fire destroyed his factory in 1865, he formed D.R. BARTON & CO. with the Mack brothers. In 1874, the Macks took over control. After David Barton’s death the following year, the brothers renamed the firm MACK & MACK. They used the D.R. BARTON & CO. trade name through 1939.