Working Dates: 1907-24. Incorporated 1908. Purchased by George E. Quinn, Hartford, CT. in 1921. Continued manufacturing in Middletown until 1924.

1907

Hall, Frank I. President. Born in Connecticut in 1872 died in Middletown in 1947.

Draper, Thomas Vice-President. Born in England in 1871 no date for his death.

Hall, Harry H. Secretary-Treasurer. Born in Connecticut in 1879 died in Los Angeles, CA. in 1954.

1909

Draper removed to Lebanon PA.

1909-21

Hall, Frank I. President.

Hall, Harry H. Secretary-Treasurer.

1921-24.

Quinn, George E. President

Quinn, B. G. Secretary-Treasurer.

Thomas Draper was a machinist, Frank Hall a bookkeeper for The Rockfall Woolen Mill and Harry Hall was a the Secretary-Treasurer for the firm.

Tools Made: Dies, Punches, Automatic Machinery, Printers' Supplies, Tool and Die Work, Machine Tools, Universal and Surface Grinders. Tools made varied by year. See below.

1909 Dies, Punches, Automatic Machinery, Printers' Supplies, Machine Jobbing and repairing. Lawn Mower Sharpening

1910 Marine and Stationary Gasoline Engines and Printers' Supplies, Machine Jobbing and repairing. Lawn Mower Sharpening

1915 Printers' Supplies, Machine Jobbing and repairing. Tool and Die Work.

1919 Machine Tool Mfg. Universal and Surface Grinders.

They had a Trade Catalog but I could not find a date for it.

Two locations 65 and 75 Hubbard St. Most likely a street number change.

They made two patented printer tools.

Number        Item.                                         Inventor.                   Patent Date.

905,060        Printers' Composing Stick        Thomas Draper         24 Nov. 1908.

See https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/inlandprinter411908chic. Page 278.

948,000        Quoin J                                    ohn W. Talbot            1 Feb. 1910.

See https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/inlandprint4419091910chic

Fig 1.

Talbot Quoin

From the City Directory 1908.

From American Machinist. Ref. 1.

Draper & Hall surface grinder stillin use.

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Ref.

1. American Machinist, Volume 48, Issues 14-26. Page 173. Google books 13 Jun 1918

2. . , , ed. Middletown City Directory Year 1908, 09,10, 15 and 19. Price, Lee & Co. New Haven. Print.

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