Antique A.A. DeLoach Co. Archive Corn Saw Shingle Mills Testimonials Sgd. Ltr.

Description: This auction is for a Vintage A.A. DeLoach Co. Archive including brochures for Corn & Saw Mills, Shingle Mills and the "Baby Grand" Gang Edger, a Letter with Mr. DeLoach's signature as President of the company, dated 1/4/21 (Mr. De Loach died in 1921) and testimonials. There is also an article reprinted from The Dixie Miller, June, 1918 by Mr. DeLoach about How To Make Corn Meal Scientifically. 9 items plus a business envelope. Items are In Fair to Very Good Condition. History from Vintage Machinery:"In the 1870s, country miller William Henderson De Loach, of Kirby Springs, GA, invented a horse power that allowed him to thresh a farmer's grain on site, avoiding the need for the customer to bring the grain into town. He also developed a grist mill. When the equipment manufacturing business outstripped his milling business he and his sons moved to Atlanta and established W. H. De Loach & Sons; this was during or before 1875. The company seems to have incorporated in 1887 as De Loach Mill Manufacturing Co.According to a 1909 DeLoach catalog, the company shipped their very first sawmill on January 20, 1887, a machine that was likely designed by Alonzo Aaron De Loach, W. H.'s son. The new line of sawmills were modern and innovative in design, winning gold medals at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. They were the first to introduce a sawmill with variable-speed feed and return. The friction drive proved to be simple and reliable in operation and was a key factor in DeLoach's successA 1902 fire destroyed the DeLoach's Atlanta factory. The factory was rebuilt on the same five-acre site but they quickly found the site to be too small and so a new factory was built in Bridgeport, AL, on a forty-acre site. The new factory complex included a foundry, machine shop and an "erecting shop", for a total of over 150,000 square feet. All machines were electrically driven.After W. H. De Loach died in 1914, his sons relocated the business to South Bridgeport, AL, and by 1920 they were in Chattanooga, TN. Alonzo A. De Loach died in the fall of 1921 and it seems that the company ceased operations shortly afterwards."From Google:"Alonzo Aaron DeLoach was a significant figure in the commercial and industrial life of Georgia. Let me share some information about him and the company he founded:Alonzo Aaron DeLoach was born on November 2, 1857, in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA, and he passed away on November 20, 1921, in Fulton County, Georgia. He is buried at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.In the late 1800s, Alonzo’s father, William Henderson De Loach, invented a horse-powered threshing machine that allowed farmers to process grain on-site, eliminating the need to transport it into town. The success of this equipment led the De Loach family to establish the W. H. De Loach & Sons business in Atlanta, Georgia, around 1875.By 1887, the company incorporated as the De Loach Mill Manufacturing Co. Alonzo likely played a key role in designing their modern and innovative sawmills, which won gold medals at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. DeLoach was the first to introduce a sawmill with variable-speed feed and return, using a reliable friction drive system.Unfortunately, a fire in 1902 destroyed their Atlanta factory. Undeterred, they rebuilt on a larger site in Bridgeport, Alabama, which included a foundry, machine shop, and an “erecting shop.” All machines were electrically driven.After William Henderson De Loach’s death in 1914, the business relocated to South Bridgeport, Alabama, and later to Chattanooga, Tennessee. However, following Alonzo A. De Loach’s passing in the fall of 1921, the company ceased operations." We Always Combine Shipping. Please Wait for a Combined Shipping Invoice Before Paying.

Price: 24 USD

Location: Burlington, Iowa

End Time: 2024-09-30T22:18:43.000Z

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