| The Davistown Museum |
| Center for the Study of Early Tools |
| Scattered throughout The Davistown Museum are tools by important manufacturers who are also the subject of |
| information files compiled by the museum. This is a listing of our holdings for: |
| J. M. King & Co. |
| | Status | Location |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Classic Period of American Machinists' Tools |
| Measuring Tools |
| 101701T16 | Adjustable die stock | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 13 5/8" long, signed "J. M. King & Co. Waterford NY No 42". |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) lists this company in Waterford from 1887 - 1910. They made dies, pliers, and taps; these tools are encountered |
| frequently. |
| 51100T14A | Adjustable die stocks (2) | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 10 7/8" and 14 3/8" long, signed "J. M. King & Co. Waterford, NY". |
| The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools |
| Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking Tools |
| 50402T9 | Blacksmiths' tap | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, 3 1/2" long, signed "J M KING" and "14". |
| J. M. King is an early mark of J. M. King & Co., Waterford, NY (1887 - 1910), maker of dies, pliers, and taps (Nelson 1999, 151-2). |
| 11115T4 | Thread tap | DTM | MH |
| Steel, 2 1/2" long, 1/2" diameter, signed "J.M. KING". |
| J.M. King worked out of Waterford, NY circa 1887 to 1910 (DATM 1999). |
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