The Buffalo Forge Company was formed in 1878 to manufacture blacksmith’s forges. Their product offerings were expanded to include drilling machines in 1883, and steam engines and pumps in 1889.
History
Brothers William F. Wendt and Henry Wendt founded Buffalo Forge Company in 1878 and started selling a portable blacksmith forge.[1] Henry sold his interest in the company back to William in 1916.
In 1903, the company absorbed all the plants of the George L. Squier Manufacturing Company. It did the same with the Buffalo Seam Pump Company in 1904.[2] In 1902, Willis Carrier, an engineer at Buffalo Forge, submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system. In 1915, he left the company to form Carrier Engineering Corporation.[2][3]