Elisha K. Root

Elisha K. Root (born Ludlow, Massachusetts 1808 - died 1865) was a Connecticut machinist and inventor who perfected the Lincoln Miller milling machine, 150,000 of which were sold in the late 1800s, making it the most important American machine tool of the era.

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Ludlow, Massachusetts - 1808 - 1865 - Connecticut - Machinist - Inventor - Lincoln Miller - 1800s - Machine tool

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Root's work with the Collins Company of Collinsville, Connecticut led to their axes becoming known throughout the world; in 1849 he was hired by Samuel Colt to modernize firearms production by designing state of the art drop hammers, boring machines, gauges, jigs, etc. Root also improved the milling machine designed by the Robbins and Lawrence Company of Vermont and Francis A. Pratt of the George S. Lincoln company in Hartford, Connecticut; the improved tool became the Lincoln Miller.

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Collins Company - Collinsville, Connecticut - Axe - 1849 - Samuel Colt - Drop hammer - Boring machine - Gauge - Jig - Milling machine - Robbins and Lawrence Company - Francis A. Pratt - George S. Lincoln - Hartford, Connecticut

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