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Friday, August 28, 2015

Murcott & Campbell Co.

14 inch mill file
Murcott & Campbell Co. was a file maker in Manhattan and at 296 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY. According to 1913 Congressional testimony, they were the largest US file maker at the time that cut files by hand. Heller Brothers Co. bought Murcott & Campbell Co. in 1944. I do not know if Heller continued making files with the Murcott & Campbell name.
The Iron Age Vol. 58, 1896







Murcott & Campbell boxes



1929 invoice

New York City property records 1909