Sherman Cornelius Schauer

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&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Sherman Cornelius Schauer, once president and general manager of the <b>Cincinnati Bickford Tool Co.</b>, Cincinnati, Ohio, died Oct. 11, 1918. Mr. Schauer was born in Hamilton, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1865. {br}

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Upon completing his common-school education he entered the drawing room of the <b>Cope & Maxwell Co.</b>, pump manufacturer in Hamilton. While he found this work interesting it was not long before he realized that it was more important to learn what to draw than how to draw, so when the <b>Bentel & Margedant Co.</b>, manufacturer of wood-working machinery, offered to make him an apprentice machinist he accepted at once. After serving his time with this concern he removed to Cincinnati, where he worked first for the old <b>Lodge & Davis Co.</b> and later for the <b>Lane & Bodley Company</b>. {br}

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp His earliest business venture was at Aurora, Ind., whence he returned to Hamilton to become superintendent of the <b>Hamilton Machine Tool Co.</b>, remaining there for eight years. {br}

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp On Nov. 20, 1898, Mr. Schauer, in conjunction with August H. Tuechter, founded the <b>Cincinnati Machine Tool Co.</b>, for the manufacture of upright drilling machines. {br}

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Among the many improvements developed by him are the friction back gear, positive-geared feed box, geared tapping attachment and worm-wheel elevating mechanism. His company also brought out the modern high-speed, shaft-driven upright, the merit of which is attested by the award to it of gold medals by the Pan-American and West-Indian Exposition, 1901-1902; the Exposition Universalle, Liége, 1905and the Eposizione Internationale di Milano, 1906. {br}

On Feb. 11, 1909, The <b>Cincinnati Machine Tool Co.</b> consolidated with the <b>Bickford Drill and Tool Co.</b> under the name of the <b>Cincinnati Bickford Tool Co.</b>, with August H. Tuechter, president; Sherman C. Schauer, vice president and general manager; George P. Gradolf, secretary and treasurer, and H. M. Norris, mechanical engineer. {br}

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Mr. Schauer was a member of Vattier Lodge, No. 386, A. F. & A. M., and of the Cincinnati Business Men's Club.

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp He married Mary Lena Snipper at Hamilton, Ohio., Jan. 22, 1883. They had five children, all of whom are living. {br}


<h3>Information Sources</h3>
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<li> <cite>American Machinist,</cite> Volume 49, 31 Oct 1918, page 818</li>
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