Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company

The Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company was located at and around the intersection of East 29th street, Minnehaha Avenue, and Lake Street, near the triangle-shaped Longfellow Field (now gone). Approximately 4.500 tractors were produced in 1928. ^[2] It was one of the companies that merged to form the Minneapolis-Moline tractor company in 1929.^[3] All but one of the buildings in the old factory complex were leveled in the 1970s to make way for the first urban Target store in Minneapolis. The surviving building was designed by the local firm of Hewitt and Brown as a three-story brick "garage" and engineering facility. Prototypes for the "Jeep" were invented and implemented for use in World War I in this structure, now occupied by 7-SIGMA, Incorporated.

Industry

• Heavy equipment
• Engines
• Structural Materials
• Bridge building

Predecessors

• Minnesota Malleable Iron Company
• Twin City Iron Works

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FoundedApril 24, 1902; 124 years ago (1902-04-24) in Minneapolis, MN, United States

FounderGeo. M. Gillette

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Minneapolis Steel and Machinery

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company Twin City logo
Industry	Heavy equipment Engines Structural Materials Bridge building
Predecessors	Minnesota Malleable Iron Company Twin City Iron Works [1]
Founded	April 24, 1902; 124 years ago (1902-04-24) in Minneapolis, MN, United States
Founder	Geo. M. Gillette
Defunct	1929 (1929)
Successor	Minneapolis-Moline
Headquarters	Minneapolis, MN

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