William Sellers

Born into a Quaker family in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, William Sellers received a private education before apprenticing at fourteen in his uncle’s machine shop, later managing the Corliss Steam Engine Company’s workshops in Providence. He founded his own firm, eventually incorporating William Sellers & Co., which became a leading 19th-century machine-tool builder and remained active unti… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources