Turner Manufacturing Co. (Wolverhampton) - History

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Turner Manufacturing Co. (Wolverhampton)
Wolverhampton, England, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jul 20 2024 10:26AM by Jeff_Joslin
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During about 1900 to the 1930s, this firm made a copy of the universal grinding machine from Greenfield Tap & Die Corp. of Greenfield, Massachusetts. (We do not know whether it was a licensed copy.) They also made engine lathes, shapers and arbor presses

Information Sources

The lathes.co.uk site has a page on Turner Mfg. Co. that provided much of the information here.

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