Charles Hoffman – Later President of the plumbing and heating firm which bore his name, and one of the founders of The Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company.
A huge machine for mixing and kneading rubber compounds. Toothed rolls inside the big cylinder stir and mix the “batch.” Used principally for black stocks to keep the light, blick pigment enclosed while mixing.
A complete machine shop – Boring Mills, Lathes, Milling Machines, Presses, everything needed for making repairs – keeps up the equipment to keep the factory running night and day.