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In 1877 Chamberlain purchased an interest in the Wisconsin business of C.W. Mitchell and opened a branch office and salesroom in Dubuque. The name of the company at that time was Chamberlain, Mitchell & Company. In 1879 George Stephens and others joined the firm and a stock company was organized. Incorporated under Iowa laws in 1879, the Norwegian Plow Company manufactured a wide variety of products including the celebrated extra diamond hardened plows, carriages, wagons, sleighs, "Tornado" feed cutters, and the famous Newton wagons. Agencies for the company were established throughout the United States. In addition to his business concerns, he took out several patents. | In 1877 Chamberlain purchased an interest in the Wisconsin business of C.W. Mitchell and opened a branch office and salesroom in Dubuque. The name of the company at that time was Chamberlain, Mitchell & Company. In 1879 George Stephens and others joined the firm and a stock company was organized. Incorporated under Iowa laws in 1879, the Norwegian Plow Company manufactured a wide variety of products including the celebrated extra diamond hardened plows, carriages, wagons, sleighs, "Tornado" feed cutters, and the famous Newton wagons. Agencies for the company were established throughout the United States. In addition to his business concerns, he took out several patents. | ||
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CHAMBERLAIN, William C. (Brookfield, NY, Feb. 18, 1834-- ). President, NORWEGIAN PLOW COMPANY. Chamberlain arrived in Dubuque in November 1855. Going into business with F.A. Doolittle, he started the CHAMBERLAIN PLOW COMPANY, the first store for the sale of agricultural implements exclusively west of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER and north of St. Louis, Missouri. His sales soon reached into all parts of northern Iowa, southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin.
In 1877 Chamberlain purchased an interest in the Wisconsin business of C.W. Mitchell and opened a branch office and salesroom in Dubuque. The name of the company at that time was Chamberlain, Mitchell & Company. In 1879 George Stephens and others joined the firm and a stock company was organized. Incorporated under Iowa laws in 1879, the Norwegian Plow Company manufactured a wide variety of products including the celebrated extra diamond hardened plows, carriages, wagons, sleighs, "Tornado" feed cutters, and the famous Newton wagons. Agencies for the company were established throughout the United States. In addition to his business concerns, he took out several patents.
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History of Dubuque County Iowa. Chicago: Western History Company, 1880