Henry Harnischfeger
Henry Harnischfeger (July 10, 1855 – November 15, 1930) was a pioneer in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mining industry. Early life and career Harnischfeger was born in Bad Soden-Salmünster, Salmünster, Kreis Schlüchtern, Electorate of Hesse, Hesse-Nassau, on July 10, 1855. He left his homeland in 1872 and came to the United States. He arrived in the U.S. on April 9th, and was employed by Singer Sewing Machine Company, which is now known as the Singer Corporation. He worked there for 9 years, and then came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He then worked for the White Hill Sewing Machine Company where he managed castings patternmaking and gear machining operations within the Whitehill factory with Alonzo Pawling. They formed a machine and pattern shop on December 1, 1884. to manufacture, assemble and service components and equipment needed by other, larger manufacturing firms in the region. Pawling and Harnischfeger In 1883 Pawling opened up Milwaukee Tool and Pattern Shop with Mauritz ...
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