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Nordberg Manufacturing Company
Nordberg Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of steam engines, large diesel engines, pumps, hoists and compressors for the mining and quarry industries located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The company was founded by Bruno V. Nordberg and Jacob Elias Friend in 1886 in Milwaukee. Nordberg had previously been working at steam engine and sawmill maker E. P. Allis & Co. Friend became the company's president, and later his son, Robert E. Friend, was president and chief executive officer.
In 1917, Bruno Nordberg was contracted by Quincy Mining Company to design and build the world's largest steam hoist for their copper mine near Hancock, Michigan. The hoist is a cross compound steam hoist. It was installed in the Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House, began operations in November 1920, and ran until the mine closed in 1931.[citation needed] It is currently available for guided historical tours.
Nordberg produced a number of marine triple-expansion steam engines for ships built under the United States Shipping Board program, ca. 1918-1920:
Diameters of 19-32-56 and a stroke of 36 inches for wooden steamers (188nhp)
Diameter of 19-32-56 and a stroke of 36 inches (330nhp)
Diameter of 21-35-59 and a stroke of 42 inches (225nhp)
Diameter of 21-35-59 and a stroke of 42 inches (307nhp)
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Nordberg Manufacturing Company
Nordberg Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of steam engines, large diesel engines, pumps, hoists and compressors for the mining and quarry industries located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The company was founded by Bruno V. Nordberg and Jacob Elias Friend in 1886 in Milwaukee. Nordberg had previously been working at steam engine and sawmill maker E. P. Allis & Co. Friend became the company's president, and later his son, Robert E. Friend, was president and chief executive officer.
In 1917, Bruno Nordberg was contracted by Quincy Mining Company to design and build the world's largest steam hoist for their copper mine near Hancock, Michigan. The hoist is a cross compound steam hoist. It was installed in the Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist House, began operations in November 1920, and ran until the mine closed in 1931.[citation needed] It is currently available for guided historical tours.
Nordberg produced a number of marine triple-expansion steam engines for ships built under the United States Shipping Board program, ca. 1918-1920:
Diameters of 19-32-56 and a stroke of 36 inches for wooden steamers (188nhp)
Diameter of 19-32-56 and a stroke of 36 inches (330nhp)
Diameter of 21-35-59 and a stroke of 42 inches (225nhp)
Diameter of 21-35-59 and a stroke of 42 inches (307nhp)