At age 21 he became a foreman in a bolt and nut plant in Winsted, Connecticut, moving in 1886 to Torrington, Connecticut to work as a tool-maker and foreman at the Union Hardware Company.
At age 21 he became a foreman at the Winsted-Norway Bolt Company in Winsted, Connecticut. He moved in 1886 to Torrington, Connecticut to work as a tool-maker and foreman at the Union Hardware Company.