Silas Lamson
19TH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND ECCENTRIC, ABOLITIONIST, ENTERTAINER, LECTURER, AND TOOL INVENTOR
Father Lamson
Silas Lamson (1778-1855) was a 19th-century American inventor and manufacturer of scythe handles, agricultural implements, knives and cutlery. The business he started in 1837, Lamson & Goodnow, became one of the largest cutlery companies in the United States, and still exists as Lamson, located in Westfield, Massachusetts.