Philos Tyler was a Springfield, MA-based industrialist and entrepreneur. He began his professional career in New Orleans, where he followed in his brother Rufus's footsteps. Rufus was appointed as the first chief coiner of the New Orleans mint, but he became a victim of the yellow fever epidemic and died at the age of 44, after having worked at the mint for just over a year. Philos took over as the mint's chief coiner and worked in that capacity for eight years. Philos was a prolific inventor, and in 1849 he left New Orleans to go back to Springfield. He quickly raised $100,000 in capital and started the American Machine Works, which manufactured machine tools, steam engines, and (in its later year) even did contract manufacturing for other companies—most notably for the Smiths Carbine rifle. The American Machine Works went defunct in the 1860's, and Philos retired from the business and lived off of his wealth until his death in 1876.
Philos Tyler was a Springfield, MA-based industrialist and entrepreneur. He began his professional career in New Orleans, where he followed in his brother Rufus's footsteps. Rufus was appointed as the first chief coiner of the New Orleans mint, but he became a victim of the yellow fever epidemic and died at the age of 44, after having worked at the mint for just over a year. Philos took over as the mint's chief coiner and worked in that capacity for eight years. Philos was a prolific inventor, and in 1849 he left New Orleans to go back to Springfield. He quickly raised $100,000 in capital and started the American Machine Works, which manufactured machine tools, steam engines, and (in its later year) even did contract manufacturing for other companies—most notably for the Smiths Carbine rifle. The American Machine Works went defunct in the 1860's, and Philos retired from the business and lived off of his wealth until his death in 1876.
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