Fire Department
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The Oliver Chilled Plow Company Fire Department poses in front of a factory building. Fire was a serious risk at any manufacturing facility and private fire brigades were a worthwhile investment for many companies.
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Oliver Chilled Plow Works Smokestack
Oliver Chilled Plow Works - 1835-1855 South Bend’s Oliver Chilled Plow Works manufactured some of the world’s most popular plows, calling themselves “Plowmakers to the World.” Immigrant and inventor James Oliver’s patented method of chilling the…