Career
George North., a wagon maker, invented several tools and patented many of his innovations including a boring and mortising machine and auger. Tool design He was "one of the most skillful and ingenious of mechanics" and invented the first boring and mortising machine ever used in the manufacture of wagon wheels. Additionally, he invented a number of smaller labor saving devices and was the first to invent adjustable hollow augers and saw vises.
Hardware business About 1860, he began manufacturing his patented devices under his own name and he established himself in a "small but complete works." During 1864, he incorporated as George North. Company and relocated to a small building the firm erected at 116 Cedar Street in Syracuse.
The company was principally involved in the production of hollow augers. Second generation In 1877, the company name was changed to East. C. & Company.
Personal life He was born on September 29, 1812 in Lanesboro, Massachusetts and was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Smith. He was the grandson of Lieutenant Ebenezer who served in the Revolutionary War with the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont and received his commission in recognition of his bravery in the Battle of Bennington. married Delilah Amanda Taylor on January 3, 1839.
She was the daughter of George Taylor and Jane Rite of Millville, Pennsylvania and was born on February 22, 1816.
The couple moved to Syracuse, New York in June 1839 where he remained until his death. He died on July 19, 1882.