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![American Mining Tool Advertising Clip.JPG - AMERICAN MINING TOOL CO ADVERTISING CLIP - Brass spring-loaded advertising clip, 2 7/8 in. high by 2 1/8 in. wide, marked in raised letters COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN MINING TOOL COMPANY, MINERS’ TOOLS AND SUPPLIES MINERS’ CLOTHING, OTTUMWA IOWA, manufactured by Etching Co. of America, Chicago [The American Mining Tool Co. is a hard to find brand mark known on a miner’s oil wick lamp (see my oil wick lamp section). Although they had a large product line of mining tools and supplies including clothing, they seem to be overlooked since the much larger Hardsocg Co. was also located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The American Mining Tool Co. was formed in 1906 with F.W. Simmons as president. The firm occupied several brick buildings on nearly 4 1/2 acres near the Burlington and Rock Island Railroad tracks in Ottumwa. They continued to manufacture a variety of mining supplies and provided equipment repair using their machine and forging shops for other local companies. In 1942, the company ceased all operations and went out of business.]](American Mining Tool Advertising Clip.JPG) |
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| American Mining Tool Advertising Clip | AMERICAN MINING TOOL CO ADVERTISING CLIP - Brass spring-loaded advertising clip, 2 7/8 in. high by 2 1/8 in. wide, marked in raised letters COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN MINING TOOL COMPANY, MINERS’ TOOLS AND SUPPLIES MINERS’ CLOTHING, OTTUMWA IOWA, manufactured by Etching Co. of America, Chicago [The American Mining Tool Co. is a hard to find brand mark known on a miner’s oil wick lamp (see my oil wick lamp section). Although they had a large product line of mining tools and supplies including clothing, they seem to be overlooked since the much larger Hardsocg Co. was also located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The American Mining Tool Co. was formed in 1906 with F.W. Simmons as president. The firm occupied several brick buildings on nearly 4 1/2 acres near the Burlington and Rock Island Railroad tracks in Ottumwa. They continued to manufacture a variety of mining supplies and provided equipment repair using their machine and forging shops for other local companies. In 1942, the company ceased all operations and went out of business.] |  Original Image |
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