Joan & list: American Laundry was started by A. M. Dolph and spouse shortly after the civil war. They started by taking in washing and later added equipment. It became A.M. Dolph Co. and was bought by several businessmen in 1896 and became American Laundry Machinery Company. It actually became a huge company across the US and in other parts of the world. My great-grandfather Nathaniel Nunn was a metal foreman with the company for over 42 years. See if you can obtain a copy of the Cincinnati Post for Monday September 26, 1927. There is an article called Behind the Scenes. They have some caricatures of equipment and employees including my great-grandfather. I have a copy but it is not in the best condition.