![]() Coe left the firm in 1834 to pursue other business ventures. Other partners included Bennet Bronson, Benjamin DeForest, and Alfred Platt. Israel Coe partnered with Benedict on Februto form Benedict & Coe. Benedict could now produce all the brass he needed, plus a surplus to market to other companies. In 1824, James Croft, a partner, went to England to purchase a larger rolling mill. Benedict bought up every brass kettle, pan and pot he could find, established a rolling mill and began making buttons for the armed forces. Soldiers and sailors needed uniform buttons, but England would obviously no longer supply them. The Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing Company began in 1812 in Waterbury, Connecticut.Īs the US went to war with England, Aaron Benedict siezed on an opportunity. From Town and City Atlas of the State of Connecticut, D.H. ![]()
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