History

Company History

  • 1858 – JD Randall Machine Co founded in Cincinnati Ohio. Manufacturer of machines for leather harness, horse collars, and allied trades.
  • 1879 – Charles F. Bosworth of Connecticut  founds Bosworth Machine Co. Makers of sewing machines for leather and straw hats.
  • 1880 – Duncan H Campbell of Rhode Island applies for first patent of the Campbell Lockstitch sewing machine for harness and heavy leather trades.
  • 1882 – Campbell Machine Company founded
  • 1898 –  Campbell-Bosworth Machinery Co. is  incorporated
  • 1905 – Patent applied for Union Lockstitch Sewing
  • 1911 – Landis Machine Co. patents applied Landis  #3
  • 1981 – Campbell Bosworth Machine Co. moves to Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • 1996  – Connie Naegle, President of Naegle’s Industrial Leather Machinery, moves the family business to Yoakum, TX, the heart of western leather goods manufacturing.
  • 1999 – Naegle’s ILM aquires Campbell Bosworth Machine Co and moves the company southeast Texas.
  • 2006 – Naegle’s ILM aquires Randall Leather Machinery of NY.

 

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