The Troy Laundry Machinery Co., Ltd. was a

Troy, New York Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany a ...

, laundry machinery manufacturing company which incorporated on January 1, 1881. The company made hydraulic washers, wringers (mangles),

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ing machines, dampners,

calender A calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to finish or smooth a sheet of material such as paper, textiles, rubber, or plastics. Calender rolls are also used to form some types of plastic films and to apply coatings. Some calende ...

s, and shirt, collar, and cuff

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ers. The company operated branches in New York, Chicago, London, and Berlin.{{citation, first=Arthur James, last=Weise, title=The City of Troy and Its Vicinity, year=1886, url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_City_of_Troy_and_Its_Vicinity/J1wVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22troy+laundry+machinery%22&pg=PA347&printsec=frontcover, page=347

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Manufacturing companies established in 1881 Defunct manufacturing companies based in New York (state) Troy, New York

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