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Veterans Who Have Passed–Joseph H. Marchione

Janet

Source:  Rockford Register Star, July 14, 2021.

Manny’s reaper, from the Official Retrospective Exhibition of the Development of Harvesting Machinery for the Paris Exposition of 1900

Jean

Source: Official Retrospective Exhibition of the Development of Harvesting Machinery for the Paris Exposition of 1900.

J. L. Clark Celebrates 100 Years – 2004

Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star Nov. 8, 2004

Rockford Machine Tool Co. – interior photo – 1962

Jan

Source:  Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic’s “Century Plus 10” Special Edition, March 1962

Photo:  production setup of 20 Hy-draulic Planers, equipped with Rockford Hy-Draulic Kopy-Cats for form planning airplane propeller blades

John S. Barnes Corp. – 1962 article

Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic “Century Plus 10” Special Edition, March 1962

 

W.F. and John Barnes – 1962 article “Barnes’ Talent Founded Firm”

Jan

Source:  Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic “Century Plus 10” Special Edition, March 1962

 

[National] “Lock Plant Here Largest in World” – 1962

Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star- Rockford Register-Republic Special Edition “Century Plus 10” March 1962

John H. Manny, death, accomplishments – 1856, inventor of Reaper and Mower

Jan

Source: Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, February 2, 1856