The Fisher Story | 5
1890s
1900s
1893 Display at the
world’s Columbian
Exposition fair in
Chicago, Illinois.
1900 William incorporates
Fisher Governor Company
with $20,000 from
George Beebe and $10,000
from George R. Estabrook.
Capital stock is divided into
shares of $100 each.
1897 Factory
employees number 10.
1899 First distribution
of dressed chickens and
geese to employees at Columbian Exposition coin, 1893
Thanksgiving time.
Sketches of new designs and alterations are drawn on
the floor with chalk.
Machine tools in the
factory include one turret
lathe, four engine lathes,
one single-spindle drill, a
planer and a buffing wheel.
Calendar and price list, 1901
Employees receive first
bonus checks.
Display at the Exposition Unive