From the beginning, Nichols & Shepard Co. was based in Battle Creek, Michigan. The factory is illustrated in several catalogs, including the following from 1922
Detailed Sanborn Fire Maps are available at the Library of Congress to see how the factory was laid out, and these maps are available over a long range of years to show how the business evolved in terms of factory expansion.
The Advance Thresher Co. factory was also across town on the river. This may also be seen on the Sanborn maps.
