Yuba Power Products, Inc. bought Magna Engineering Corp. in the late 1950s; Magna's had introduced the Shopsmith combination machine some 10 years before.

Yuba Power Products sold the Shopsmith line to some employees, who incorporated under the name Magna American Corp.

Yuba Power Products was a subsidiary of Yuba Consolidated Industries, Inc., which also made some woodworking machinery.

Information Sources

• Thanks to correspondent James D. Harloff, who reported that his Shopsmith radial arm saw manual—copyright 1959—says that YUBA Power Products, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio was a subsidiary of YUBA Consolidated Industries, Inc.
• Correspondent Martin Thomas provided us the results of his Shopsmith research in the California, Ohio and Mississippi business registration databases.
  • Weber Engineering became Yuba Power Products, Inc. on 1958-06-25.
  • Magna American Corporation was formed 1961-07-20.
  • Magna American Corporation dissolved in Cincinnati, OH 1966-12-23
  • Magna American Corporation was formed in Raymond, Miss 1966-09-15
  • An amendment to the articles of incorporation was filed 1967-05-29 but is not available for viewing
  • Magna American Corporation was dissolved in Jackson, Miss 1988-12-22
  • John Folkerth incorporated Shopsmith, Inc in Oakwood, OH 1972-01-13
  • Shopsmith was "Merged Out Of Existence" 2009-04-07
  • Shopsmith, Inc became RLFSHOP, LLC 2009-07-01