This company was organized in 1900 to continue manufacturing the woodworking lathes and cutter grinders that had previously been made by Wells Brothers Co. In 1907, Automatic Machine Co. was purchased by F. E. Wells & Son Co.
Information Sources
- Thanks to Eduardo Fisher, who spotted an ad on CraigsList and brought it to our attention
- The Massachusetts corporate registry database lists this company's first registration as 1900-03-07.
- The historical information here is courtesy of Albert Shane, curator of Greenfield's Museum of Our Industrial Heritage. Albert also noted, "I have a F. E. Wells lathe catalog. Except for the tail stock, the catalog image and the image shown for "Automatic Machine Co. are the same. ... [The lathe] included accessories for using the machine for wood or metal."