In the 1930s and '40s this firm made drilling and tapping machines. In 1944 the manufacturing rights were acquired by Warner & Swasey Co.
Information Sources
- From a 1944 issue of Western Machinery and Steel World:
The Warner and Swasey Company announce purchase of the manufacturing rights to the Bakewell tapping and threading machine from the Bakewell Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles California...
- A 1944 issue of American Machinist had the following news item:
TAPPING MACHINE—Bakewell Manufacturing Co., 2023 Sante Fe Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Tapping and threading of Class 2, 3, 4, and 5 gage fits is done on one pass of the tap. The spindle has a 2-in. stroke and a maximum tapping depth of 1 3/4 in. It is made for bench mounting. April 29, 1943, p. 120.