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M1TP 1 The Lane Hanufacturing Co. The Laue Manufacturing Coinpany is one of the leading industrial establishnients in Vermont, and ils works are the largest of the kind in the world. The coinpany has a national repulation; and its trade'ex tends into foreign coutries. The coinpany is espeeially famotis as sole lnanufacturers of Lane's patent circular saw-miils, and is also an extensive producer of saw-mill set works, clapboard inachinery, swing f 1 II fiMiii ii iiiiiii inimiiMiiii i iiiiihi ii i ni i ii.nr . r. OU) SIIOI'S OK TIIH J,AN'K MANrt'ACTlMUNC COMl'ANV. 1Wi8. saw rigs, planing niMchiues, lath uiachiues, water wheels, double edgers, shafling, pulleys, hangers. etc., etc. The fotimlation of this niaiiimoth enterprise was laid in iSi by the late Dennis Lane, who began at that time the nianufacture of inachinery in a sniall way. His inventive brain soon brought forth the circnlar saw mill which has made his naiue cefebrated thronghont the length and breadth of the land. In 1865, General Mninii uii 1 1 iminnm mw.,,i mun, ,LM, -. rt THE MANUFACTURING PLAN'T OF THE LANE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, MONTPELIER, VT., U. S. A. FLOOR SPACE OCCUPIED, MORE THAN 100,000 SQUARE FEET. in heavy and constantly increasing deinand in all sections of the country. Lane's patent lever set aw-mills are nianufactured in seven different sizes, and are designed 011 new and advanced principles, rendering theni by far the best device of the kind cver invented. They practically snpplant all siinilar inventions wherever introduced, and are thoroughly perfect as regards quality of material, strength, durability and utility. These and all other specialties nianufactured here are furuislied at short notice and at figures which are in variably satisfactory to buyers. This coinpany also nianufacture the Anderson Patent Traveling Crane and do a general business as niachinists and founders, controlling not only the bulk of the trade in their lines iu Vermont, but also ship to every state in the Union. P. P. Pitkin, fresh from the honors won at the head of the quartennaster's di partment in the Army of the Potoniac was admitted to partnership, followed soon after by the admission of James W. Brock, under the (inn name of Lane, Pitkin & Brock. The finn developed an enorinous industry, taking the lead in the I'nited States in their important industry, and '111 1873, the present coinpany was incorporated with a capital of Si-0,000. The works of the cqinpany are eligibly situated 011 the north branchof the Winooski river, and cover an area of seven acres. They are equipped with all the latest iinproved inachinery, tools and appliauces that skill, scieuce and capital can supply. The processes by which the nianufacture of the company's specialties are conducted in the foundry and liiachine shops are of the inost perfect charactcr, while the utiuost care is exercised by the nianageinent to niaintain the highest staiidard of excellence and as a result, the product is MACIIIXH SIIOP XO. 1. MACI1INK SUOl' NU. Z KOL'XDRY AND MOl'I.DINIi HOOM. ''' LANE'S PATENT LEVER SET CIRCULAR SAW-MILL The Machine that has made the Lane Manufactnring Company Famous.