B. F. Cummins Co., est. 1887

Cummins Perforator history

Museum Artifact: “Chicago” Check Perforator, c. 1900s

Made By: The B. F. Cummins Company / Cummins Perforator Co., 4740 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL [Ravenswood]

Research is underway on this one and a full write-up will be coming soon.

2 thoughts on “B. F. Cummins Co., est. 1887

  1. If you want, I can send pics of the “Cummins’ Initial Machine”, which spells out letters that are nearly 3/4″ high. You can use them as you like, without any credit to me. The plate on the machine reads “Cummins’ Initial Machine / Pat. Aug. 20, 1889. / Jul. 29, 1890-Nov. 29, 1892. / The B. F. Cummins Co. / Chicago”.

  2. I have an old piece of equipment from your company. Model number is 900 serial number is 6645 trying to find some information on it.

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