American inventor and machinery manufacturer specializing in steam locomotives, whose small Philadelphia machine shop, established in 1825, grew into the Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the largest and most prolific locomotive builders in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Matthias William Baldwin (December 10, 1795 – September 7, 1866) was an American inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives.
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an American inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives
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Matthias William Baldwin (December 10, 1795
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Baldwin's small machine shop, established in 1825, grew to become Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the largest and most successful locomotive manufacturing firms in the United States.
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Matthias William Baldwin (December 10, 1795, September 7, 1866) was an American inventor and machinery manufacturer, specializing in the production of steam locomotives.
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