Thanks fellers, here`s what i found on Swan, it appears he made a auger in 1886 with improvements after that.
Swan, who was born in Dumfries, Scotland, December 18, 1833, immigrated from Scotland in 1854 and worked at the Bassett Iron Works in Birmingham, CT, the Farrel Foundry & Machine Co in Ansonia, CT, and for Oliver Annes before buying Annes's business in 1877. The "Est. 1856" date is probably Annes's. He acquired Douglass Mfg. Co. and changed its name, but apparently still used its name in 1894. Swan had patents on 20 August 1867 for a machine to make augers, 21 April 1868 for an augur handle, 9 June 1868 for auger bits, 14 July 1868 for an auger, 16 November 1869 for a bit/auger die, 14 December 1869 for an auger handle, 15 February 1870 for a machine to grind and polish bits, 15 March 1870 for an auger, 30 May 1870 for an auger, 27 June 1871 for an auger, 19 September 1871 for a hollow auger, 20 May 1873 for a machine to form lips on augers, 29 July 1873 for an auger, 27 June 1882 for a screwdriver, 12 June 1883 for an expansive bit, 25 December 1883 for an auger, 31 July 1885 for a draw knife, 11 May 1886 for a boring machine and 28 May 1894 for a hollow auger. Many of these patents were issued prior to the formation of his own company and may have been used by one or more of his previous employers.
Upon Swan's death, the company passed to his son William, followed by his brother John, followed by James, Son of John. Upon its closing in 1951, it was owned by one R.S. Robie.
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