Bonney & Bush receipt book, 1836-1849.

Bush & Lobdell (Wilmington, Del.)

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Bush & Lobdell of Wilmington, Del., was a firm that supplied heavy machinery, parts, and tools for gins, textile works, railroads, and agriculture. Principals in the firm were Charles Bush and George G. Lobdell. From the guide to the Bush & Lobdell Papers, 1837-1861, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Bonney, Jonathan, -1838

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Bush, Charles, 1805-1855

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Machinist and manufacturer. Charles Bush was born in Wilmington, Del., in 1805. At the age of sixteen he went to Baltimore to study as an apprentice machinist. Returning to Wilmington where he was set up in business by his father, he became the partner of Jonathan Bonney. In 1836 Bonney & Bush embarked on the business of making cast railroad car wheels. Two years later Bonney died and was succeeded by Bush's nephew George G. Lobdell. Under the title of Bush & Lob...

Bonney & Bush (Wilmington, Del.)

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Foundry and machine shop; formed in 1830; in 1838 co-founder Jonathan Bonney died and was succeeded by his nephew, George G. Lobdell, the new firm bearing the title of Bush & Lobdell; in 1867, the firm became the Lobdell Car Wheel Company. From the description of Bonney & Bush receipt book, 1836-1849. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70977665 ...

Lobdell, George G.

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Wilmington (New Castle Co.), Del. business man. From the description of Papers, 1858-1879. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36212299 ...