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Frank N. Wood Co.
Wauwatosa, WI; Waukesha, WI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jan 18 2022 5:15PM by Mark Stansbury
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From 1938 or earlier through to the mid-1970s, this firm made armature lathes and a piston lathe. Green Engineering of Waukesha, WI, also made Trucut lathes.

From April 1938 Popular Mechanics

Information Sources

The lathe.co.uk page on this maker provides information on their armature lathes.
Ad for Trucut tailstock rest in the April 1938 Popular Mechanics.

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