Joshua Hendy Iron Works
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| Defunct (1947) | |
| Industry | Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Founder | Joshua Hendy |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Products | Mining equipment, marine engines etc. |
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Number of employees
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60 (1940); 11,500 (1945) |
The Joshua Hendy Iron Works was an American engineering company that existed from the 1850s to the late 1940s. It was at one time a world leader in mining technology and its equipment was used to build the Panama Canal, amongst other major projects. The company went on to serve many different markets during the course of its existence, but is perhaps best remembered today for its contribution to the American shipbuilding industry during World War II.
The company was named for its founder Joshua Hendy. Born in Cornwall, England in 1822, Hendy at the age of 13 migrated with two brothers to South Carolina in the United States. Joshua married and became a blacksmith in Houston, Texas After the death of his wife and family from yellow fever, he sailed round Cape Horn to San Francisco in 1849 to participate in the California Gold Rush.
Hendy built California's first redwood lumber mill, the Benicia Sawmill (the region is now known as the Hendy Woods State Park). In 1856, he established the Joshua Hendy Iron Works in San Francisco to supply equipment to Gold Rush placer miners. The Hendy plant supplied various equipment to the mining industry.
By the 1890s, the Joshua Hendy Iron Works was a leader in the mining industry, supplying equipment to mining companies globally, including ore carts, ore crushers, stamp and ball mills and other equipment.
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