Windsor in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection

Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 17, 2021

1. International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection Marker

Inscription. The American Precision Museum
Windsor, Vermont The museum contains the largest collection of historically significant machine tools in the nation, tracing their evolutionary development from the earliest period. Metal-cutting machine tools bring to their work a degree of strength, guidance, attention, and stamina impossible for the human craftsman. Tools have produced all the machines of the industrial revolution and have made possible each successive advance in the transportation, communication, and literally every other aspect of civilization. The leisure for universal education can be traced directly to the productivity of machine tools. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 1987

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.

Location. 43° 28.472′ N, 72° 23.359′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 5) near Maple Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the American

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Precision Museum building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 196 Main Street, Windsor VT 05089, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley

and in the Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop (here, next to this marker); Edwin A. Battison (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop (here, next to this marker); American Precision Museum / Mill Brook & Waterpower (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Windsor Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Ascutney & Its People / Old South Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Windsor’s First Meeting House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all

Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 17, 2021

2. International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collection Marker

The marker is the lower one at the right of the doors

markers in Windsor.

Also see . . .
1. American Precision Museum. (Submitted on August 26, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. American Precision Museum (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 26, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

American Precision Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 17, 2021

3. American Precision Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.