Stetson-Ross Machine Co. Collection circa 1920-1985 bulk 1950-1980

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Stetson-Ross Machine Co. Collection circa 1920-1985 bulk 1950-1980

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv33950

Manuals, specifications and photographs related to machinery, particularly planers, designed and manufactured by Stetson-Ross Machine Company

3 boxes; 2.44 cubic feet

eng,

Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library

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Stetson-Ross Machine Company

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Stetson-Ross Machine Company, founded by George Stetson, was a prominent Northwest manufacturer of lumber industry equipment. Stetson's business began in the 1870s as the Stetson-Post lumber mill in Seattle. In the early 1900s, Stetson met Harry Ross of Berlin Machine Works and the two founded Stetson-Ross Machine Works in 1907, for the sole purpose of building planer-matchers designed by Stetson. Although the company manufactured other types of woodworking equipment during its existence, it was...