Lechner Air Mining Machine   Save
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection
Description: Air-powered mining machine invented by Francis M. Lechner of Columbus, Ohio in 1876. It was designed to mechanically under-cut coal. The Lechner Mining Machine Company, which became the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company in 1887, manufactured the machine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01561
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)