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      Visitors are always welcome to browse freely. With a free GEWAME account, you can help identify archival photos, contribute employee biographies, comment on historical documents, and share your workplace memories.
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        Follow the company's evolution from David Kendall and George Taylor's 1851 workshop to the global Ames Street manufacturing plant, Tycos branding, and World War II production.
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      <li>[[Company History|Historical Timeline]]</li>
      <li>[[Tycos Trademarks|The Tycos Brand & Logos]]</li>
      <li>[[World War II Production|Army-Navy "E" Award (1942)]]</li>
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        High-resolution scans and searchable transcriptions of trade catalogs, weather booklets, aviation charts, and internal company periodicals.
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      <li>[[Catalogs and Publications|Browse Trade Catalogs]]</li>
      <li>[[Taylor-Tycos Rochester|Taylor-Tycos Magazines]]</li>
      <li>[[Instruction Manuals|Instrument Guides & Manuals]]</li>
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        Archival imagery of the 95 Ames Street facilities, manufacturing floors, executive portraits, the 1951 Centennial, and unidentified photographs.
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        Remembering the generations of craftsmen, glassblowers, engineers, sales staff, and executives who built the company's reputation for precision.
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      <li>[[Employee Roster|Quarter Century Club]]</li>
      <li>[[Department Profiles|Departments & Trades]]</li>
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Revision as of 13:42, 25 October 2026

Welcome to The Taylor Wiki

The digital corporate archive of the Taylor Instrument Companies of Rochester, New York. Dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage, scientific instruments, workplace memories, and people behind Tycos and Taylor instruments from 1851 onward.

Get Involved with the Archive

Visitors are always welcome to browse freely. With a free GEWAME account, you can help identify archival photos, contribute employee biographies, comment on historical documents, and share your workplace memories.

Explore the Collections

Corporate History

Follow the company's evolution from David Kendall and George Taylor's 1851 workshop to the global Ames Street manufacturing plant, Tycos branding, and World War II production.

Publications & Catalogs

High-resolution scans and searchable transcriptions of trade catalogs, weather booklets, aviation charts, and internal company periodicals.

Photographs & Plants

Archival imagery of the 95 Ames Street facilities, manufacturing floors, executive portraits, the 1951 Centennial, and unidentified photographs.

Employees & Alumni

Remembering the generations of craftsmen, glassblowers, engineers, sales staff, and executives who built the company's reputation for precision.

Part of the GEWAME Archive Network

GEWAME Home  •  The Taylor Family Tree  •  Community Forum  •  Contribute Photos & Documents

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