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1889 A.J. Phillips Work Office

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Initially producing wood products, A.J. Phillips invented the sliding window screen. Demand for it prompted a huge factory complex covering 12 acres. In 1913, the factory was sold to Henry C. Koppin to hand assemble the Fenton Cyclecar.
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