Betts
machinery manufacturer
business partner
Biography
Mr. Betts was a business partner of John Davenport in the firm of Davenport & Betts, established in 1863 to manufacture light machinery and tools used for boring oil wells, then in high demand. Davenport withdrew from active business in 1866. No further biographical detail is given.
Highlights
- Partnered with John Davenport in 1863 to found Davenport & Betts, making tools for boring oil wells
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 333.
Public domain.