Colonial Broach Company was a manufacturer of broach tooling and machinery. While their main line is tooling (which is outside the scope of this web site), they also manufactured several machines including broaching machines, presses, and sharpening machinery.
There appears to be some uncertainty as to the early history of this company. While the companies web site indicates that they were founded in 1929, a 1932 catalog indicates that the company was more likely founded around 1917 as the
Colonial Tool Co., but changing their name to the
Colonial Broach Co. in 1929. According to their web site, in 1929, the company was a division of
Michigan Tool. In 1954, the
Ex-Cell-O Corp purchased the company. In 1986, they were again purchased by
Textron. In 1993, the company changed its name back to
Colonial Tool Co.
In 1997, Colonial acquired Val-U-Tool, and in 2007, they acquired Advanced Cutting Tool Systems. Colonial Tool Co, Val-U-Tool and Advanced Cutting Tool Systems all operate under the umbrella of the Colonial Tool Group, Inc.
Information Sources
- Much of this history was acquired from the company's web site as well as an early 1932 catalog.
Directory of Metalworking Machinery, 1951, pg. 13