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Charles Vander Woerd Sr.

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Charles Vander Woerd Sr.

Birth
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
28 Dec 1888 (aged 66–67)
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3633485, Longitude: -71.2486194
Plot
Section F Dummer Avenue Lot 2032
Memorial ID
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Son of John and Henrietta, married Jacoba J Pfieffer. He was first employed at the Nashua Watch Company, then went on to become the mechanical superintendent at American Watch Co. in Waltham and was the inventor of the first automatic screw machine in 1871 which increased production of screws to 8,000 per day. He was a founder of the Waltham Watch Tool Company and the United States Watch Company, and held many patents.
Son of John and Henrietta, married Jacoba J Pfieffer. He was first employed at the Nashua Watch Company, then went on to become the mechanical superintendent at American Watch Co. in Waltham and was the inventor of the first automatic screw machine in 1871 which increased production of screws to 8,000 per day. He was a founder of the Waltham Watch Tool Company and the United States Watch Company, and held many patents.


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