The Janesville Gazette August 14, 1985; p. 5G Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Business - Janesville Sesquicentennial   Binder inventor lived here Charles B. WITHINGTON, a jeweler by trade, was a Janesville resident who perfected the modern grain binder. He invented a binder using twine and another using wire. These inventions were sold to the McCormick Co. and WITHINGTON returned to Janesville where he operated a jewelry store on the Corn Exchange.

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