LEAVITT & BRANT

50  Bromfiels Street  Boston

After July 1855, John B. Nichols was in partnership with Rufus Leavitt and the company name changed to Nichols, Leavitt & Co..

After July 1856 it was changed again to Leavitt & Co.

After July 1865 it was changed again to Leavitt Sewing Machine Co. .

After July 1867 it was changed again to Leavitt & Brant

After July 1871 the production of THE LEAVITT IMPROVED LOCK-STITCH SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE was probably ended.

The Nichols-Leavitt machines can be dated by their serial numbers approximately as follows:

Serial Number Year                      Company
1-28           up to July 1853                    Nichols & Bliss
29-245               " 1854      Nichols & Bliss  --   J. B. Nichols 
246-397             " 1855 J. B. Nichols & Co. --- Nichols, Leavitt & Co.
398-632             "  1856 Nichols, Leavitt & Co. --- Leavitt & Co. ?
633-827             " 1857                      Leavitt & Co.
828-902 1858  
903-1115 1859
1116-1436 1860
1437-1757 1861
1758-2077 1862
2078-2400 1863
2401-2900 1864
2901-3900 1865                               "
3901-4900          " 1866  Leavitt Sewing Machine Co.
4901-5951          " 1867
5952-6951          " 1868 Leavitt & Brant

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1869 

1870

1871

1872-79

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July 1868  &  July 1869
July 1868 & July 1869
1870 &  July 1871
1870 & July 1871
1878
1878
1879 Advertisement
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