Dateline: Swift's Machine Shop brought mowers to American lawns
In 1855, Swift's Machine Shop, operating from this brick building at 2 E. Main St. in Beacon, manufactured the first hand-pushed lawn mower in the country. / Anthony Musso/For the Poughkeepsie Journal …
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AK: Machine Shop
This is Mark Partido, a junior, in the school's metal shop. The room is dim and cavernous. Kids are welding, and grinding metal. There is a constant racket. In the middle of it all, Partido stands balanced on his right foot, and slides his left foot …
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