The company was established in or shortly before 1906 with the purchase of the lathe business of the Fosdick Machine Tool Co. Cincinnati Lathe & Tool Co. was reportedly bought by Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. in 1945 but continued to operate under their own name. They acquired the Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co. in 1949. The Canedy-Otto Division was absorbed by Cincinnati Lathe & Tool in the mid-1950s but their product line continued under the Cincinnati Lathe & Tool name.
Information Sources
- The name was file with Ohio State on 9 February 1906. The "Co." changed to "Corp." in May 1970.
- May 1905 Canadian Machinery.
The Cincinnati Lathe & Tool Co. have recently purchased the lathe business of the Fosdick Machine Tool Co. of that city. The plant is situated in the heart of the machine tool district and is in full running order. The president of the company, Mr. W. C. Heindel, was connected with the Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. for the past ten years, and the superintendent, Mr. A. B. Sowden, has been building lathes for the past twenty years.
- From Cassier’s Magazine September 1906 page vii:
The Cincinnati Lathe & Tool Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, are the successors of the late Fosdick Machine Tool Company, of that city, having purchased the lathe business of that company several months ago. The new company is in full running order. Mr. W. C. Heindel, who was connected with the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company for the past ten years, is president of the new company: Mr. A. B. Sowden is superintendent.
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American Lathe Builders: 1810-1910 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2001 page 35
Serial Numbers
Here is a typical Cincinnati Lathe and Tool Works Co. Serial Number: 1W4L5S-5
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1W4L - These numbers identify the type, style, and size of the machine based on Cincinnati codes.
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5S-5 - The "5S" code indicates the year that the order was placed for the machine based on the code in table below. The machine may or may not have been completed and shipped in that same year. The number following the dash is a book keeping designiation and is not related to the year. In the case of "5S", the machine would have been ordered in 1966.
Order Entry Codes
- 1A = 1933
- 1B = 1934
- 1C = 1935
- 1D = 1936
- 1E = 1937
- 1F = 1938
- 1H = 1939
- 1J = 1940
- 1K = 1941
- 1L = 1942
- 1M = 1943
- 1P = 1944
- 1R = 1945
- 1S = 1946
- 1T = 1947
- 1U = 1948
- 1V = 1949
- 1W = 1950
- 1Y = 1951
- 1Z = 1952
- 5A = 1953
- 5B = 1954
- 5C = 1955
- 6C = 1955
- 5D = 1956
- 5E = 1957
- 5F = 1958
- 5H = 1959
- 6H = 1959
- 5J = 1960
- 6J = 1960
- 5K = 1961
- 5L = 1962
- 5M = 1963
- 5P = 1964
- 5R = 1965
- 5S = 1966
- 5T = 1967
- 5U = 1968
- 5V = 1969
- 5W = 1970
- 5Y = 1971
- 5Z = 1972
In 1973, the system changed so that the last two numbers before the dash in the serial number indicate the year of manufacture. Example: 49U78-000 was built in 1978.