Osgood Company
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Machinery manufacturing |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founder | Arthur Edgar "A.E." Cheney |
| Defunct | 1954 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Marion Power Shovel Company |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | North America, South America |
| Products | excavators, draglines |
The Osgood Company was a Marion, Ohio based manufacturer of heavy machinery, producing steam shovels, dragline excavators and cranes. What would eventually become Osgood Company was founded in 1910 as Marion Steam Shovel and Dredge Company by A.E. Cheney, the former head of sales for the Marion Steam Shovel Company. Marion Power Shovel acquired Osgood Company in 1954 and integrated Osgood's products into the Marion Power Shovel product line.
The company that would provide key intellectual property for what would become Osgood Shovel was established by William Carmichael, nephew of William Otis, the inventor of the steam shovel. Despite having introduced the first drag-line, Carmichael's Albany, New York based company folded in 1899. The assets of Charmichael's failed enterprise remained unused until Cheney and his financial backers acquired the rights to them and moved the machinery to Marion Ohio.