Newark Machine Tool Works - History

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Newark Machine Tool Works
Newark, NJ, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Feb 17 2019 9:10PM by joelr4
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Founded as the Newark Machine Tool Works by Henry B. Binsse in 1886 as a successor to George A Ohl & Co. to make engine lathes. By ca 1889 they were making horzontal drilling & boring machines. In 1901 the firm reorganized as the Binsse Machine Co.

Information Sources

American Lathe Builders: 1810-1910 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2001 page 109

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