Tracing this business’s origins back to the American Revolution, we can see how a company forged during the late 18th century became a supplier of textiles machinery throughout the world. Starting with basic tools, heirs to this business made an industrial powerhouse. From a small forge in a rural area, the Fletcher and Whitin families created a veritable dynasty along the Mumford River.
The Whitin Machine Works, based out of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, is a prime case study in the rise and fall of the age of American manufacturing. Memorial Day in Whitinsville, 1898 A lot can happen to a family business in 200 years.
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