Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company.

Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company operated a foundry in Wilmington, Del., and engaged in the manufacture of boilers and industrial machinery.

The firm began as Pierson & Hollingsworth around 1835. Jacob Pierson is credited with manufacturing the first seed drill in the U.S. and also invented a snow plow and a paper folding machine. Amor H. Harvey joined the firm as Pierson, Hollingsworth & Harvey on February 1, 1841. Jacob Pierson withdrew on January 22, 1842, and the firm became Hollingsworth, Harvey & Company. The company went out of business in the early 1870s.

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