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
Blacksmiths
Attleborough, Mass., 1702–1778
Enoch Robinson
Cannon Maker and Gunsmith
Attleborough, Mass., 1736–1798
George Whitfield Robinson
Machinists
Attleborough, Mass., 1771–1838
Enoch Robinson, 1801–1888
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. (Large File).
Enoch Robinson & Francis Draper
1833–1837
Whitesmiths & Glass Knobs
E. & G.W. Robinson & Co.
Bronzesmiths, Machining, Locks & Knobs
(Enoch & George Washington Robinson)
Boston, Mass., 1837–1839
E. Robinson & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1839–1905
E. Robinson & William Hall & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1840-1843
E. Robinson & James R. Bugbee & Co.
Boston, Mass., c.1844-c.1864
Twentieth Century:
E. Robinson & Co. to the W.C. Vaughan Co.
G.N. Wood & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1901–1905
G.N. Wood & Co. (E. Robinson & Co.)
Boston, Mass., 1905–1914
L.S. Hall & Co. (E. Robinson & Co.)
Boston, Mass., 1914–1918
Merged with the W.C. Vaughan Co.
Wm. Hall & Co.
Boston, Mass., 1843–1921
Merged with the W.C. Vaughan Co.
John Tein Co.
Boston, Mass., 1883–1939
Merged with the W.C. Vaughan Co.
J.D. Jewett & Co.
J.D. Jewett & W.C. Vaughan, Partners
Boston, Mass., 1890–1895
J.D. Jewett & Co. & W.C. Vaughan Co.
Boston, Mass., 1895–1902
W.C. Vaughan Co.
Boston, Mass., 1902–2000
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co.
Ostrander & Eshleman, Inc.
Distributors
New York, New York, 1921–1992
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co.
Quincy Manufacturing Co.
A Division of New England Lock and Hardware Co.
–1999
Merged with E.R. Butler & Co.
Present Day
Edward R. Butler Co.
New York, New York, 1966–1990
E.R. Butler & Co.
New York, New York, 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