Rusted Scale Beam Inside the Filer & Stowell Factory
Corroded platform scale beam with 5000-pound capacity marking inside abandoned Filer & Stowell factory, Milwaukee.
Filer & Stowell Company operated as a heavy-machinery manufacturer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in the 1870s to build steam engines, sawmill equipment, and industrial machinery for lumber and metalworking operations across the Midwest. The company's factory complex produced large-capacity components, including weighing and measuring equipment rated for thousands of pounds, reflecting the scale of industrial materials handled on site. Filer & Stowell remained a significant Milwaukee industrial employer into the 20th century before changes in manufacturing demand reshaped its operations.
Photo taken in August 2023.
