E.R. Butler & Co.’s Lineage
Early History
George Robinson, Sr.
Wheelwright & Blacksmith
Plymouth Colony, Mass., 1626–1699
George Robinson, Jr.
Blacksmith
Rehoboth, Mass., 1656–1724
Noah Robinson
Blacksmith
Attleborough, Mass., 1702–1778
Enoch Robinson
Cannon Maker & Blacksmith
Attleborough, Mass., 1736–1798
George Whitfield Robinson
Machinist
Attleborough, Mass., 1771–1838
Nineteenth Century:
Enoch Robinson & William Hall
See “The Decorative Hardware of Enoch Robinson” by Preuit Hirsch.
Enoch Robinson, Henry Whitney, Patent 4,553X
Glass Press
Cambridge, Mass., 1826
For more infomation, see “Progress Under Pressure: The Mechanization of the American Flint Glass Industry” by Kirk Nelson.
E. Robinson & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1839–1905
Enoch Robinson, Founder, Partner, 1837–1888
William Hall, Partner, c.1837–1843
James R. Bugbee, Partner, c.1851–1865
William E. Robinson, Partner, c.1860–1868
Albert M. Robinson, Partner, c.1868–1905
Francis D. Robinson, Partner, c.1868–1899
Merged with G.N. Wood & Co., 1905
G.W. Robinson & Co
Bronzesmiths, Machining, Locks & Knobs
Boston, Mass., 1837–1873
Merged with E. Robinson & Co., 1873
Wm. Hall & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1843–1919
William Hall, Founder, Partner, 1843–1875
George B. Lothrop, Sr., Partner, c.1850–1866
William F. Hall, Partner, c.1865–1918
Henry J. Hall, Partner, c.1869–1918
Frederick G. Hall, Partner, c.1880–1914
Merged with the W.C. Vaughan Co., 1919
Twentieth Century:
From E. Robinson & Co. to the W.C. Vaughan Co.
G.N. Wood & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1905–1915
Merged with E. Robinson & Co., 1905
Merged with L.S. Hall & Co, 1915
J.D. Jewett & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1895–1902
Joseph D. Jewett, Co-Partner, 1895–1902
Walter C. Vaughan, Co-Partner, 1895–1902
W.C. Vaughan Co.
Boston, Mass., 1902–2000
As J.D. Jewett Co., 1902–1909
As W.C. Vaughan Co., 1909–2000
Joseph D. Jewett, President, 1902–1909
Walter C. Vaughan, Partner, 1902-1909; President, 1909-1943
W. Stafford Vaughan, Partner, 1941-1964; President, 1944-1964
Elmer Pratt, Partner, 1943-1964; President, 1964-1979
Glenn A. Pratt, Vice President, 1967–1972; President, 1987-2000
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co., 2000
Ostrander & Eshleman, Inc.
Distributors
New York, New York, 1921–1992
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co., 2000
Quincy Manufacturing Co.
A Division of New England Lock & Hardware Co.
–1999
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co., 1999
Present Day
E.R. Butler & Co.
New York, New York, 1966–1990
As Edward R. Butler Co., 1966–1990
As E.R. Butler & Co., 1990–
Merged with Ostrander & Eshleman, Inc. in 1992
Merged with the Quincy Manufacturing Co. in 1999
Merged with the W.C. Vaughan Co. in 2000