Disston Saw Works
England's political and economic lock on steel making in the colonies held American sawmakers at bay until well after the Revolutionary War.Henry Disston and his sons set the standards for American sawmakers, both in terms of producing high-quality saws and developing innovative manufacturing techniques.To meet employees' cultural needs, a hall and a library were built with Henry Disston agreeing to pay a fixed sum towards its maintenance.His vision of a working class community and the completion of the transfer of his enormous saw plant was carried out by his wife and his sons.The company, known as Henry Disston and Sons, Inc by the early 20th century, cast the first crucible steel in the nation from an electric furnace in 1906.In 1955, with mounting cash-flow problems and waning interest on the family's part to run the firm, Henry Disston and Sons was sold to the H.K.
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