Welcome! 

Register :: Login
Manufacturers Index - Parks Ball Bearing Machine Co.

Parks Ball Bearing Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Sep 12 2022 1:22PM by Jeff_Joslin
If you have information to add to this entry, please contact the Site Historian.

L. F. Parks began in 1887 to make woodworking machinery. By 1900 he was operating as Parks Ball Bearing Machine Co. In 1927 the name changed again to Parks Woodworking Machinery Co.; see that entry for more information.

Information Sources

  • The Parks Ball Bearing Machine Co. name was seen in the July 1900 issue of "Carpentry and Building" magazine.
  • The July 1926 issue of Building Age and National Builder lists pamphlets for woodworking machinery, including the following:
    • Parks Woodworking Machines. Catalog E. 42 pp. Illus.
    • Cabinet Shop Special. Bulletin. No. 7. 6 pp. Illus.
    • Contractors' Special Swing Cut-off Saw. Bulletin. 4 pp.
    • Planing Mill Special. Bulletin. C-85. 6 pp. Illus.
    The company address is given as 1540-46 Knowlton St., Cincinnati, O.