We have seen a 12-inch bandsaw with Pabst Machine Tools / 12" / Los Angeles, Calif. cast into the upper wheel cover. Based on comparing photos, we have what appears to be an identical 12" bandsaw with "Gladback Machine Tools, Hawthorne, Calif", cast into its upper wheel cover. And a bandsaw of the same size has been seen with Willhoit Engr Corp., Hawthorne, Calif" cast into the upper wheel cover.
Information Sources
- Web searches and patent searches have come up completely dry. We could not identify any company or person as a possible fit for Pabst Machine Tools.
- We also were not able to find any connection between Pabst Machine Tools and Gladback Machine Tools.
- We learned of this maker from an owwm.org forum discussion. That discussion also noted the similarities between between the bandsaws from Pabst, Gladback and Willhoit.