Iowa Novelty Co. of Burlington, Iowa, made average quality cement edgers, groovers, and related tools in nickel-plated cast iron, bronze, and steel. Their other products included the Perfect Fruit Jar Wrench, Genuine Swedish Sleigh Bells, and the Brutus Stove Pipe Holder. Iowa Novelty products were advertised in the 1906-1910 period. Leo Franz Brutus (9 Feb 1863 - 7 Dec 1928), a native of Sweden, was one of the owners of the company.
A brief article in 1910 said that Kewanee Foundry and Manufacturing Co. of Illinois had bought Iowa Novelty Co., but no other details are available. Another Iowa Novelty Co. was in Cedar Rapids, selling slot machines and vending machines.
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| Iowa Novelty products in 1907 |
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Iowa Novelty 1910 advertisement
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| Iowa Novelty bronze groover No. 26 |
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| The Times (Streator, IL), Fri. 28 Jan., 1910 |
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