Waterbury farrel foundry and machine company. During the american civil war they produced bayonets and cannon barrels. New years 1950s bowling 1950s inside shop 1950s. In sheets and rods by waterbury farrel foundry and machine company book. Its industry is rubber and plastics processing machinery and equipment originally cast iron products and rolling mill machinery and its headquarters have remained in ansonia connecticut.
No other company offers such a wide range of consulting design engineering manufacturing installation commissioning and support solutions. Griggs 1850 to 1955. The waterbury farrel brand represents quality and reliability. We can provide rolling mills presses and wire and rod mills to meet any manufacturing challenge.
I worked for 32 years at waterbury ferrell foundry and my father 35 years. 1955 flood farrel 12 1963 farrelite 1965 calender farrelite april 1970. Welcome to the history of waterbury farrel foundry machine co. The plant of the present waterbury farrel foundry machine co of waterbury was started in 1851 and in 1857 was consolidated in connection with the ansonia foundry under the name of the farrel foundry machine co and so continued until 1880in the latter year the present company was organized as the waterbury farrel foundry machine company.
The history of waterbury farrel foundry machine co. A waterbury farrel machine is a machine you can trust. And operated until 1963 whereupon after various additional mergers the company was consolidated as the farrel corporation. The farrel foundry machine company was founded in 1848 incorporated 1857 by almon farrel and his son franklin in ansonia connecticut.
Waterbury farrel presses and rolling mills waterbury farrel offers a complete line of metal forming products. It was acquired by the usm corporation in 1968 becoming a division. In 1927 farrel foundry merged with birmingham iron foundry of derby connecticutduring the 1920s farrel birmingham began creating gears for use in us navy propulsion systems in buffalo new york. In 1927 the farrel foundry and machine company merged with the birmingham iron foundry of derby connecticut another prominent producer of machinery used in rubber manufacturing.
Rolling mills for rolling brass copper steel silver etc. In 1941 the navy contracted with farrel birmingham and general. Farrel was founded in 1848 as a foundry by almon farrel. Waterbury farrel by david c.
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