This company was establishd in 1922. In 1950 they took over manufacture of the Wilson radial arm saw from Franklin Machine Co.

Information Sources

• Undated advertising brochure for the "Sensational! Wilson High-Speed Radial Cutting Machine". The text, "Manufactured by / Franklin Machine Company / Established 1798 / Providence, Rhode Island, U. S. A." has been overprinted with, "Manufactured by, / Media Machine Works, Inc. / Established 1922 / Media, Pennsylvania, U. S. A."
• A 1946 issue of Industrial Finishing mentions an anodizing line at Media Machine Works being used to make aluminum awning parts.
• A 1950 issue of The Southern Lumberman carried the following notice.

  MEDIA, PA., March 28—Media Machine Works, Inc., Pennsylvania, has announced that they are now manufacturing the Wilson raidl arm high speed cutting machine, formerly manufactured by Franklin Machine Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Production on 2 HP, 3 HP, 5 HP and 7 1/2 HP Models has already begun, with deliveries...

  The rest of the notice is truncated in Google Books. Hitchcock's Wood Working Digest of 1950 carried a similar notice.
• A 1951 Hitchcock's Wood Working Digest mentions Media Machine Works. A 1952 issue display ad from Media Machine Works, Inc.'s "Wilson Saw Division".
• American Builder issues from 1951 to 1953 mention Media Machine Works as the maker of Wilson radial arm saws. The 1954 issues did not mention them.
• An American Lumberman & Building Products Merchandiser of 1954 lists Media Machine Works as a maker of radial arm saws. A 1955 issue lists them as a maker of sawblades.
• An OWWM forum discussion of Wilson radial arm saws provide a data point of a Wilson saw made by Media, with a motor made by the Imperial Electric Co.