This folder contains correspondence, agreements, by-laws, and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Shafting Manufacturing Co., which was incorporated in July 1884 in New York City. The company manufactured belts, pulleys, and rotating bars used in shafting gear assemblies. Most of the documents are agreements pertaining to the formation of the company. Related material can be found in D-8431 (Electric Light -- Edison Machine Works).

Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been selected. The following categories of documents have not been selected: routine correspondence regarding accounts, orders, shipping, and supplies; inventories; duplicate copies of selected documents. Related material can be found in the Edison Shafting Manufacturing Co. Letterbooks, LB-006 - LB-011 (not selected).

Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.