The Bullard Machine Tool Co. was formed as a reorganization of the Bridgeport Machine Tool Works by Edward P. Bullard Sr. in 1894. In 1929 the name changed to the Bullard Co.

Edward P. Bullard and son Edward P. Bullard II were responsible for the development of the vertical turret lathe.

Bourn & Koch, Inc. is now the OEM for the Bullard machinery You can go to their website here: Bourn & Koch.

Information Sources

• American Lathe Builders: 1810-1910 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2001, page 30.
• History of Bridgeport and Vicinity by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1917, page 172.

  The Bullard Machine Tool Company is almost a city in itself with its 1,200 employees, ninety per cent of whom are skilled workmen, contributing to the success of this mammoth enterprise, which is most wisely and carefully directed by men of long experience. The business was established under the name of the Bridgeport Machine Tool Works in 1879 by Edward P. Bullard, Sr., for the manufacture of engine lathes. The undertaking proved a success from the beginning and was incorporated in 1894 under the present name. The first officers were: E. P. Bullard, Sr., president; E. P. Bullard, Jr., vice president; and A. H. Bullard, secretary and treasurer. There was no change until 1906, when Mr. Bullard, Sr., died, since which time the officers have been: E. P. Bullard, Jr., president; S. H. Bullard, vice president; and A. H. Bullard, secretary and treasurer. The plant is located on Broad and Railway streets. The first modern building was erected in 1892, the next in 1899, another in 1904, a fourth in 1910, and others in 1915 and 1916 until the buildings cover nearly an entire block. The later buildings are of reinforced concrete, five stories in height, and are fireproof. Here the 1,200 workmen are busily engaged in the manufacture of vertical turret lathes in three sizes and the Bullard Mult-Au-Matic, developed by the company, in one size. The product is sold to all sorts of metal working industries all over the world and is put upon the market by engineering salesmen. The devices are patented and the quality of the product is indicated by the continuous growth and development of the business. Men are given life employment by this company, whose policy it is to recognize and stimulate employees to put forth their best effort for the benefit of the business, while recognizing that capability means rapid advancement. This company is now expending huge sums of money in equipping their plant for the manufacture of munitions and ordnance.

• 1919-03-06 The Iron Trade Review, page 658, "Here and There in Industry" column.

  E. P. Bullard, Jr., president of the Bullard Machine Tool Co., Bridgeport, Conn., which has been operating on a war basis several years, says that the plant now is running on standard products and has orders that will keep it going at capacity until the latter part of next summer. He states that this work does not include an order for 500 155-millimeter French guns for the United States government.

• Shipbuilding Cyclopedia Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. 1920 pg 707
• April 1941 The Foundry page 54, "Men of Industry" column.

  Thomas E. Dunn has resigned as a director and works manager, Bullard Co., Bridgeport, Conn., because of ill health. His position as works manager will be filled by Foster P. Whitworth. Mr. Dunn joined the company in 1917 and served successively as night superintendent, Bullard Engineering Works, assistant production manager, Bullard Machine Tool Co.; production manager, assistant works manager and works manager. Mr. Dunn was instrumental in the development of the Bullard-Dunn electro-chemical descaling process.

• July 1941 The Foundry page 128, "Obituary" column.

  Dudley B. Bullard, 72, vice president, Bullard Co., Bridgeport, Conn., died June 10 at his home in Southport, Conn. Mr. Bullard was born in Bristol, Conn., July 13, 1869, and was graduated from Williston Academy in 1891. He gained his early engineering experience as an apprentice in the plant of his father, who was the founder of the Bridgeport Machine Tool Works, later known as Bullard Machine Tool Co., and in January, 1929, Bullard Co. After serving as an apprentice in the machine shop he was advanced to the drafting room, subsequently becoming superintendent, chief engineer, and vice president in charge of engineering. Mr. Bullard was an organizer of the Bridgeport chapter, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and served as its chairman, 1931-32.

• The American Precision Museum website has a biography of E. P. Bullard Jr.
• Machine serial numbers from 1919 to 1958 may found at the Bullard Co. serial number page.