Henry Burden

Henry Burden was an engineer and businessman who built an industrial complex in Troy, New York called the Burden Iron Works. Burden's horseshoe machine, invented in 1835, was capable of making 60 horseshoes a minute. His rotary concentric squeezer, a machine for working wrought iron, was adopted by iron industries worldwide. His hook-headed spike machine helped fuel the rapid expansion of railroads in the U.S. The Burden Iron Works is now an historical site and museum.

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

January 1st, 1791

Age

234

Birth Place

United Kingdom, Scotland

Date of Death

January 1st, 1871

Died Aged