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SMEDLEY STEAM PUMP COMPANY
SMEDLEY STEAM PUMP COMPANY. Established around 1876, the Smedley Steam Pump Company manufactured all types of pumping equipment. One specialty was manufacturing mining machinery including pumps, boilers, engines, hoist compressors and pipes. The company also specialized in concentrating mills of all types. Foundry work of any kind was also accepted. The plant occupied an entire block at Garfield Avenue and Kniest STREETS. A branch office was located in Chicago.
The 1922 Dubuque Telephone Directory listed Garfield and Kniest.