George Diffenbach Frick
Born1826 Nov 07
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died1892 Dec 23
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseFrederica Oppenlander
Children8
Parent(s)Abraham Frick, Catherine Diffenbach

George Diffenbach Frick (1826 – 1892) was a businessman who founded the Frick Company in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 1852[1]. The Frick Company was a prominent manufacturer of steam engine and threshing machines, two important equipment types used in early mechanised agriculture. Frick's designs for stationary engines eventually lead to the development, and patent of, self-propelled steam-powered engines that revolutionized industrial agriculture and the Wood industry.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Frick Company Records · SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
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