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American Precision Museum

Welcome to Wikipedia! Please don't think that I'm trying to detract from the museum; it's simply that the link doesn't really fit our external links guidelines. Here at Wikipedia, we try to make sure that our sources are reliable, and a part of making sure that they're unreliable is using sources that aren't related to what we're writing about. If you can produce information about the museum from a source unrelated to the museum, please add it, and definitely please add information about the birth of the machine tool industry if you can find it from a source unrelated to the museum. Nyttend (talk) 20:58, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Robbins & Lawrence company

Your section on Robbins & Lawrence in the American Precision Museum article will make an ideal core for a new article about the notable old company itself. I can incorporate references to Robbins & Lawrence from David Hounshell's book on mass production, and references by Ken Alder and Nathan Rosenberg. I see how to do it, including a summary of the new article in the current one. You can take the lead if you prefer. Or, this can wait. Any comment or preference? -- econterms (talk) 20:28, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

HELP. I do not know how to reply to your comment! Nantucketbob

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econterms 

My background in machine tool history is limited to Roe's book. I grew up in Windsor, Vt. where the American Precision Museum is located. I did not know it became a museum until the mid-1990s; until then I regarded it was an abandoned building. I knew it was historically important, but never went in. In the 1950s an 1960s Windsor was buzzing with manufacturing activity. There was a foundry, the main machine tool shop, Cone Automatic, and a large Goodyear rubber plant that made shoe soles. My dad worked at Cone's; I visited often gaining vicariously a significant education. I saw what the guys were making and recognized their talents, as well as recognizing the importance of the machine tools on which they worked. That is my background! I trained in biology and became a high school science teacher. I just love the idea that the Museum exists because so few people understand how important the machine tool industry is in our lives. I sense that the USA has an increased awareness of the importance of manufacturing, and am pleased there is an increased demand for machine tool operators, but there is a long way to go before we regain all that we have lost. If I can help in any way with your project, I will. But recognize my limitations. thanks. I just ordered David Hounshell's book "From the American system....."