Beginning in about 1938 and continuing for only a couple of years, the Marlew Mill & Shaper Co. of Vernon, Los Angeles, manufactured metal shapers plus horizontal and vertical milling machines. These machines were subsequently manufactured (as their "Vernon" line) by the Machinery Manufacturing Co. of Los Angeles, and then in 1944 their Vernon line of machinery was sold to Sheldon Machine Co. of Chicago.
Information Sources
- 1938 catalog from this firm.
- Letter dated 1938-05-28 on letterhead from "Marlew Mill and Shaper Company / Manufacturers of precision machine tools / 1222 East 28th Street / Los Angeles, California / P. O. Box 757 Arcade Station / Telephone: ADams 4137". The letter is signed by Donald B. Lewis, no title given.
- Trade journal mentions of this firm all date from 1938 to 1940.
- 1941 ad from Machinery Mfg. Co. shows their Vernon line of shaper, horizontal mill, and vertical mill + jig borer. These machines are recognizable as Marlew products.
- We have not found any patents for milling machines or shapers granted or assigned to a person or company named Marlew. We do not have any reports of patent numbers on Marlew machines.