MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT |
Tool Makers of Middlesex County |
List of towns in Middlesex County. Middletown and some companies Cromwell are in the Middletown listings. See here for more information on Connecticut towns.
List of Towns
a. Chester. Part of Saybrook. Incorporated 1836.
b. Clinton. Incorporated 1838.
c. Cromwell. Part of Middletown until 1851.
d. Deep River. Known as Saybrook until 1947, Winthrop is a village of Deep River.
e. Durham (Coginchaug until 1704). Incorporated 1708.
f. East Haddam. Part of Haddam, incorporated 1734. Hadlyme, Leesville and Millington are villages of East Haddam.
g. East Hampton (Chatham until 1915). Incorporated 1734. Cobalt, Moodus and Middle Haddam are villages of East Hampton.
h. Essex. Part of Saybrook until 1854, Centerbrook and Ivoryton are villages of Essex.
i. Haddam. Incorporated in 1668. Hidden Lake, Higganum, Shailerville, Tylerville and Haddam Neck villages of Haddam.
j. Killingworth. Part of Clinton until 1838.
k. Middlefield. Until 1866 part of Middletown, Baileyville and Rockfall (Rockfalls) are villages of Middlefield.
l. Old Saybrook. Part of Essex until 1852.
m. Portland. Part of Middletown until 1767. Part of Chatham until 1841.
n. Westbrook. Part of Saybrook Colony. Incorporated 1840.
p. Winthrop. Village of Deep River.
Early map of Middlesex County.
Chatham (East Hampton)
Maker: Brown, H.B. & Co. Tools Made: Augers & bits Working Dates: 1876-1923[illegible]
Ref. 1. Page 341 (Hadlyme)
Maker: Hadlyme Mfg Co. Tools Made: Bolt cutters Working Dates: 1876-98[illegible]
Ref. 76. Page 46. (Hadlyme)
Maker: Markham & Clark Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: 1845-46.
Ref. 1. Page 512
Maker: Markham, Noah S. Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: 1849-57.
Ref. 5. Page 60.
Maker: Spencer, J. E. Tools Made:Lathe Working Dates: 1866.
Ref. 74 Page 108 (Moodus).
Maker: Summers, Lucius (Middle Haddam) Tools Made: Hatchets Working Dates: Unk
Ref. 8. Page 316.
Maker: Wetherel, Henry JR. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1779-97.
Ref. 5. Page 844.
Maker: Wetherell, Henry III. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1785-1825.
Ref. 5. Page 844. Son of Henry JR. Added the second "L". Worked in Glastonbury and Middletown.
Maker: Unk Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: 1825[illegible]
Ref. 11. Page 283.
Chester
Maker: Augur & Lord Tools Made: Household Tools Working Dates: 1865.
Ref. 1 Page 42.
Maker: Bois, Jarvis Tools Made: Handles Working Dates: 1849.
Ref. 8 Page 297.
Maker: Chester Mfg. Co. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1884-1919.
Ref. 1 Page 164. Edwin G. Smith, John H. Bailey and Charles E. Wright.
Maker: Clark, E. B. Tools Made: Household Tools Working Dates: 1857.
Ref. 1 Page 169.
Maker: Clark, J. L. Tools Made: Hoes. Bits, Augers & Gimlets Working Dates: 1849. 1856.
Ref. 1 Page 170. 1st entry.
Maker: Clark M. Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Handles Working Dates: 1845-1857.
Ref. 1 Page 170.
Maker: Clark T. Tools Made: Axe Handles Working Dates: 1855[illegible]
Ref. 81 Page 149.
Maker: Clark, W. N. Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Handles Working Dates: 1845-57.
Ref. 1 Page 170.
Maker: Connecticut Valley Hardware Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1871.
Ref. 1 Page 164.
Maker: Daniels, Charles Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1825.
Ref. 1 Page 209.
Maker: Davis Bros. Tools Made: Bits. Working Dates: 1868+.
Ref. 80. Page 78.
Maker: Deule, Amos Tools Made: Boring bits Working Dates: 1871+.
Ref. 75 Page 104.
Maker: Deuse, S. & Brother Tools Made: Awls, Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1867-1966.
1880 Deuse, A. H. & J. S.
Deuse & Co., E. W.
Ref. 1 Page 223.
Ref. 1 Page 223. Ref. 81. Page 143.
See Dense above. They might be one and the same company.
Maker: Drew Bros. Tools Made: Awls and Bits Working Dates: 1868.
Ref. 1 Page 238.
Maker: Ferguson & Co. J. R. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1880-1911.
Ref. 1 Page 276.
Maker: Gaylord, S. J. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1872-84.
Ref. 1 Page 308.
Maker: Gibbs & Boeis Tools Made: Axe Helves Working Dates: 1853-63.
Ref. 6. Page 223. Ref 81. Page 149.
Maker: Griswold, C. L. & Co. Tools Made: Awls, Bits, Augers & Edge Tools Working Dates: 1850-1919.
Charles Griswold, G. G. Griswold & Samuel Wright.
Ref. 1 Page 336. Ref. 81. Page 146. Factory pictures and additional formation here.
Maker: Griswold, C. G. & Co. Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Gimlets Working Dates: 1857-58.
Ref. 1 Page 336. (Chester and Clinton)
Maker: Griswold & Bois Tools Made: Augers Working Dates: 1855-65.
Ref. 1 Page 336.
Maker: Jennings, Russell Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1865-1881.
Ref. 1 Page 426. (Chester and Deep River)
Maker: Jennings Mfg. Co. , Russell Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Chisels Working Dates: 1875-1944. (in Chester)
In 1944 sold to Stanley Works. Production continued until 1960.
Ref. 5. Page 426. See Deep River.
Maker: L'Hommedieu, Ezra Tools Made: Ship Augers Working Dates: 1809-1857.
Ref. 1 Page 463.
Jan 13, 1800 ad in the Hartford Courant.
Maker:L'Hommedieu, Ezra & Watrous Co. Tools Made: Ship Augers Working Dates: 1838-1885.
Ref. 1 Page 463.
L'Hommedieu auger Close-up of the tip
Maker: Lord & Co. Tools Made: Machinist, Carpenters Patented Bench Stops.
Working Dates: 1851.
Ref. 67 Page 112.
Maker: Norton & Co. H. J. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1884-98.
Ref. 1 Page 582.
Maker: Norton Mfg. Co. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1898-1903.
Ref. 1 Page 582.
Maker: Patent Auger and Gimlet Factory Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1812.
Ref. 1 Page 604.
Maker: Perry & Co. F. H. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1898.
Ref. 1 Page 614.
Maker: Shailer, Henry L. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1879-81.
Ref. 1 Page 707.
Maker: Silliman, S. C.& Co. Tools Made: Mallets Bits, Augers & Gimlets Working Dates: 1832-84.
Ref. 5. Page 19. Ref. 1. Page 718. Ref. 81. Page 138.
Maker: Smith, Joseph W. Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1866.
Ref. 74 Page 86.
Maker: Turner, Day & Co. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1865.
Ref. 1 Page 800.
Maker: Wellman & Co. C. A. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1874.
Ref. 1 Page 840. See Deep River (Saybrook).
Clinton
Maker: Buell Bros. Tools Made: Combination Tools, Screwdrivers, Saw Sets.
Working Dates: 1883-1914+.
Ref. 1 Page 129.
Maker: Harris & Kelsey Tools Made: Axe Handles Working Dates: 1877.
Ref. 89. Page 1201.
Maker: Hull, H. H. Tools Made: Combination Tools Working Dates: 1895.
Ref. 1 Page 409.
Maker: Kelsey, Horatio Tools Made: Axe Handles. Working Dates: 1898+.
Ref. 79. Page 280.
Cromwell
Maker: Stevens & Brown Tools Made: Hammers & saws. Working Dates: 1870-73+.
Ref. 71 Page 2.
Deep River (Saybrook)
Maker: Buckley, Charles Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1849-50+.
Ref. 1. Page 130.
Maker: Buckley, Charles & Samuel S. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1850.
Ref. 1. Page 180.
Maker: Canfield, C. & D. Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1839-53.
Ref. 1. Page 144.
Maker: Cossette, Louis Tools Made: Bits, Taps & Dies Working Dates: 1881-[illegible]
Ref. 83. Page 72.
Maker: Deep River Mfg. Co. Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1837-39.
See Jennings.
Ref. 1. Page 219.
Maker: Deniger, John Tools Made: Augers Working Dates: 1849.
Ref. 1. Page 220.
Maker: Denison, John Tools Made: Planes, Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1845-66.
Ref. 1. Page 220. See Saybrook.
Maker: Denison, John & Lester Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1832-40.
Ref. 1. Page 221. See Saybrook.
Maker: Denison, George & Pratt, N.B. Tools Made: Tool Handles, Marking Awls
Working Dates: 1847.
Maker: Denison, George Tools Made: Tool Handles, Marking Awls
Working Dates: 1847.
Ref. 71. Page 3.
Maker: Fleet, J. L. Tools Made: Bits, Taps & Dies Working Dates: 1881-[illegible]
Ref. 83. Page 72.
Maker: Gladding, J. Tools Made: Dividers Working Dates: Unk.
Ref. 1. Page 316. Possibly the same as below.
Maker: Gladding, Jeremiah JR. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1835.
Ref. 1. Page 316. See Saybrook.
Maker: Jennings & Co. Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Gimlets Working Dates: 1856.
Ref. 5. Page 19.
Maker: Jennings & Co., Stephen Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Gimlets Working Dates: 1836-53.
Ref. 1 Page 425.
Maker: Jennings Mfg. Co. , Russell Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Chisels Working Dates: 1853-1875.
Ref. 5. Page 426. See Chester and Deep River Mfg. Co.
Maker: Jones, H.G. Tools Made: Handles Working Dates: 1909+.
Ref. 79. Page 280.
Maker: Mason, James Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1869-78.
Ref. 1. Page 517. See Saybrook.
Maker: McAllister, G. W. Tools Made: Bits, Taps & Dies Working Dates: 1881-[illegible]
Ref. 83. Page 72.
Maker: Pratt, N. B. Tools Made: Awls, Hammers & Knives Working Dates: 1850.
Ref. 1. Page 634.
Maker: Spencer, Benjamin Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1810-50.
Ref. 1. Page 741. See Saybrook.
Maker: Wellman & Co. C. A. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1874.
Information from Ref. 9, 1874: Page 144.
"Manufactory and P O New Saybrook. Manufacturers of scroll, Half-round
and Gimlet Point Bung Borers, bitts (sic), Gimlets
screw-Drivers, Scratch Awls, Carpenters' and
tin-mans Mallets, etc. All kinds of Plain and
and Ornamental Turning executed to order."
Ref. 1 Page 840. See Chester and Saybrook.
Maker: Willians & Marvin Tools Made: Mallets, Tool Handles Working Dates: 1881-98.
Ref. 6. Page 550. See Saybrook.
Ad from the Connecticut Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1898.
Durham
Maker: Davenport, John Tools Made: Edge Tools Working Dates: 1856+.
Ref. 5. Page 49.
Maker: Strong & Loveland Tools Made: Axes Working Dates: 1802-10+.
Ashel Strong and John Loveland
This was an on/off copartnership.
Ref. 70. Page 4. Last ad.
East Haddam
Maker: Chester, C.A. Tools Made: Axe Handles Working Dates: 1874-85+.
Ref. 7 Page 143. (Hadlyme)
Maker: Derby Plane Co. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1854-58+.
Ref. 94 Page 284.
Maker: Enos, Edward J. Tools Made: Gimlets Working Dates: 1835.
Ref. 1 Page 262. Possible maker.
Maker: Goodspeed, W.H. Tools Made: Agricultural Working Dates: 1869.
Ref. 1 Page 262. Possible maker.
Maker: Hall, Samuel Tools Make: Scythes. Working Dates: 1800s.
Ref. 2. Page 23.
Maker: Holmes, S. R. Hadlyme Tools Make: Agricultural Working Dates: 1869.
Hadlyme.
Maker: Nichols, Greene & Davison Tools Made: Gimlets Working Dates: 1837.
Ref. 11 Page 329.
Maker: Spratt, W. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1790.
Ref. 1. Page 743.
Maker: Spencer,J. E. Tools Made: Drills, lathes Working Dates: 1868.
Ref. 80. Page 111.
Ad from the Connecticut Business Directory and Gazetteer, 1868.
Middle Haddam
Maker: Hull HDWE. Co., W. E. Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1874.
Ref. 1. Page 409.
Maker: Sage, SR & Sage, JR Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: 1804.
Ref. 64. Page 1.
Maker: Sage & Jones Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: 1806.
Ref. 64. Page 1.
Essex A Partial Map Post Cards From Essex, Ivoryton and Centerbrook.
Maker: Jones, H. G. Tools Made: Axe & Hammer Handles Working Dates: C1875.
Ref. 11. Page 356.
Maker: Kimberly & Smith Tools Made: Bits, gimlets etc. Working Dates: 1868.
Ref. 88. Page 778.
Maker: Lewis & Hayden Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1849-66.
Ref. 1. Page 481. Possible maker.
Maker: L'Hommedieu, Ezra Tools Made: Ship Augers Working Dates: 1809-1857.
He started in Essex then moved to Chester.
Maker: Lewis & Co. Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1868+.
Ref. 10. Page 44.
Maker: Prentiss, H. & Co. Tools Made: Taps and dies Working Dates: 1876+.
Ref. 76. Page 310.
Maker: Redfield, J. E. Tools Made: Taps Working Dates: 1883.
Ref. 1. Page 648.
Maker: Sheverick, David Tools Made: Joiner Tools Working Dates: C1875.
Ref. 6. Page 356.
Maker: Smith & Kimberly Tools Made: Single Twist Augers. Working Dates: 1866
Ref. 4. Page 556.
Centerbrook
Maker: Centerbrook Mfg. Co. Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1867-73.
Ref. 1. Page 153. Factory pictures and additional formation here.
Maker: Connecticut Valley Mfg. Co Tools Made: Bits & Augers Working Dates: 1873-1969.
Ref. 1 Page 185.
Marked FORSTNER CONN. VALLEY MFG. CO CENTERBROOK, CONN. 14.
Maker: Petapaug Mfg. Co. Tools Made: Shears Working Dates: 1860.
Ref. 90 Page 747. (Dickinson, J. S.)
Haddam
Maker: Arnold, Justin Tools Made: Axe Helves Working Dates: 1857.
Ref. 10 Page 59.
Maker: Dickinson & Co. Tools Made: Edge Tools Working Dates: 1842.
Ref. 74. Page 67.
Maker: Hayes, T.D. & W. Tools Made: DrawKnives, chisels Working Dates: 1866.
Ref. 10 Page 59.
Maker: Scovill, D. & H. Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: 1844-1942.
A history of Scovill Hoe Co. Landmarks (Higganum)
Factory pictures and additional formation here.
Ref. 1. Page 194. Also Covil and Covill, I think these names were not read properly.
1874 Map Ref. 9.
Maker:Unk Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: Unk.
Ref. 6 Page 386.
Higganum A Partial Map
Maker: Covil Hoe Co. S. Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: Unk.
Ref. 1. Page 194. (See Scovil)
Maker: Cutaway Harrow Co. Tools Made: Farm Tools Working Dates: 1867-1939+[illegible] Originally the Higganum Mfg. Corp. and the Higganum Mfg. Co
Ref. 69
Factory pictures and additional formation here.
1909 AD.
Maker: Dickinson, Friend Tools Made: Axes,Chisels & Drawknives Working Dates: 1849-51.
Ref. 1. Page 226. Ref. 11 Page 391. Also, Lyman Brainerd and Orren Freeman carried on the work and afterward Noble Dickinson and T. D. Hayes.
Ref. 11. Page 391.
Maker: Greene, Oliver. Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: +1812.
Ref. 11. Page 394.
Maker: Higganum Hardware Co. Tools Made: Nippers, Pliers jacks, etc Working Dates: 1884-1920.
Ref. 14. Page 392.
Maker: Higganum Mfg. Co. . Tools Made: Farm Tools Working Dates: 1867-1891.
Ref. 1. Page 381, Ref. 7. Ref. 7 stated that The Higganum Mfg. Co. became the Cutuway Harrow Co.
Maker: Reed & Co. Tools Made: Bevels & Wrenches Working Dates: 1880-90.
Ref. 1. Page 469. See Star Mfg. Co. (Middletown). They made a bevel similar to the Star Tool Co.
Below is a bevel square marked"REED & CO". The top thumb screw is Reed and the bottom Star Mfg. Co. The shape is true for all the bevels I've seen from both makers.
Maker: Scovil, D. & H. Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: 1844-1932+[illegible]
Daniel and Hezekiah, JR.
Ref. 1. Page 701, Ref. 7. Also Covil and Covill, I think these names were not read properly.
Scovil Hoe Marked "SCOVIL HOE CO.
HIGGANUM, CONN.
U.S.A.
WARRANTED
1
Ad from the1900 Shapleigh Hand Book.
Maker: Unk. Tools Made: Scythes Working Dates: Early 1700.
Ref. 3. Page 68.
Maker: Woodruff & Brainerd. Tools Made: Edge Tools Working Dates: 1827-37.
Ref. 11. Page 391. Haddam Neck
Killingworth
Maker: Buell, Able Tools Made: Scientific Instruments & Tools Working Dates: 1760-70.
Ref. 1 Page 129.
Maker: Harris, William E. & Brothers Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1871+.
Ref. 75 Page 132.
Maker: Hosmer & Kelsey Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1857-76+.
Ref. 72 Page 178.
Maker: Hull, Philander Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1866.
Ref. 74 Page 86.
Maker: Kelsey, H. & S. Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1866.
Ref. 74 Page 86.
Maker: Isbell, O. W. & Son Tools Made: Farm Tools Working Dates: 1857-65.
Ref. 72 Page 157.
Maker: Isbell & Norton Tools Made: Rakes Working Dates: 1868.
Ref. 88 Page 775.
Maker: Kelsey, F. W. Tools Made:Axe Handles Working Dates: 1857.
Ref. 72 Page 178.
Maker: Lane, A. & Co. Tools Made: Axe Handles Working Dates: 1856-71+.
Ref. 5. Page 18.
Maker: Lane, M. Tools Made: Hammer Handles Working Dates: 1857.
Ref. 72 Page 178.
Maker: Rutley, J. Tools Made: Handles, Axe & Helves Working Dates: 1860.
Ref. 90. Page 715.
Maker: Stone, A. A. Tools Made: Axe Handles Working Dates: 1856-60.
Ref. 5. Page 18.
Middlefield
Maker: Ashton & Co., H Tools Made: Turret Lathe Working Dates:C1845.
Ref. 66 Page 7.
Rockfall
Maker: Robinson, M.W. & Co. Tools Made: Davis levels, nippers Working Dates:1924-[illegible].
Marked MWR Co. Bought Otis A. Smith Company in 1924.
Ref. 1 Page 666. 20 Page 84.
Maker: Smith, Otis A. & King, Charles A. Tools Made: King & Smith's Patent Washer Cutter.
B. 19, Sep. 1836 D. 25 Juns 1923. Working Dates: 1862-67.
Johnson & Smith 1867-68. Savage & Smith 1868-79.
Factory pictures and additional formation
here.See King & Smith Johnson & Smith Savage & Smith
Maker: Smith, Otis A. Tools Made: Carpenter planes and tools, bits, King & Smith's Patent Washer Cutter,
wrenches etc. Working Dates:1879-1923.
Ref. 1 Page 733. 20 Page 85.
Savage & Smith Pistol Factory
1874 Map Ref. 9.
Three washer cutters Marker OTIS A. SMITH ROCKFALL CONN. PAT'D OCT. 24. 1865. Two different finishes and widths. The top two are 3 7/16 wide and the bottom 6 1/2 inches. The cutter on the left and bottom are black Japan and the top right nickel. This is patent number 50,600.
Portland
Maker: Anderson Coupling Co. Tools Made: Plumber tools, wrenches. Working Dates: Unk.
Below is a tool for expanding the ends of lead pipes. This is patent number 559,763.
Maker: Pickering, T.R. Tools Made: Hoes Working Dates: 1871+.
Ref. 76. Page 27.
Maker: Somers, Lucius Tools Made: Axes Working Dates: 1856.
Ref. 5. Page 18.
Saybrook
Maker: Denison, John Tools Made: Bits, Augers & Planes Working Dates: 1845-68.
Ref. 1 Page 220. See Deep River and Winthrop.
Mark on a John Denison plane.
Maker: Denison, John & Lester Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1832-40.
Ref. 1 Page 221. See Deep River.
Mark on John and Lester Denison wood plane
Maker: Gladding, Jeremiah JR. Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1835.
Ref. 1 Page 316. See Deep River.
Maker: Jones, Horace E. Tools Made: Axes Working Dates: 1885.
Ref. 5. Page 18.
Maker: L'Hommedieu Tools Made: Patent gimlets and augers. Working Dates: 1815
Ref. 77. Page 215.
Maker: Mason, James Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1869-78.
Ref. 1 Page 316. See Deep River.
Maker: Spencer, Benjamin Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1810-50.
Ref. 1. Page 741. See Deep River.
Maker: Wellman & Co. C. A. Tools Made: Bits and Augers Working Dates: 1874.
Ref. 1 Page 840. See Deep River (Saybrook).
Old Saybrook
None
Westbrook
Maker: Chapman, H. P. & Co Tools Made: Augers bits & Gimlets Working Dates: .
Ref. 91. Page 724.
Maker: Gaylord, Charles Tools Made: Gimlets, bits Working Dates: 1873.
Ref. 78. Page 122.
Maker: Lewis & Hayden Tools Made: Gimlets, bits Working Dates: 1866+.
Ref. 78. Page 67.
Maker: Post, John Tools Made: Handles Working Dates: 1868+.
Ref. 80. Page 98.
Maker: Wright, Benjamin Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: Unk.
Ref. 1. Page 882.
Winthrop
Maker: Arnold, E. W. Tools Made: Planes Irons Working Dates: 1850-70.
Ref. 1. Page 37.
Maker: Buckley & Gladwin Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1860.
Ref. 90. Page 755.
Maker: Denison & Co. Gilbert Wright Tools Made: Planes Working Dates: 1868-90.
Ref. 1 Page 220.
Ref 6 Page 551
"Denison's Factory.—In the western part of Winthrop, just south of the Killingworth road, is the Denison
Factory, run by steam, for the manufacture of joiners' planes, which was established about 1832,
by Messrs. John and Lester Denison. It is now owned and carried on by Mr. Gilbert Denison.
The business has been in the Denison family continuously for fifty-two years."
1874 Map Ref. 9.
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