Ajax Engineering & Manufacturing Co. - History

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Ajax Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 17 2019 9:19PM by Mark Stansbury
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Ajax Engineering & Manufacturing Co. manufactured the Halco Universal Head, a horizontal milling machine attachment. Ajax began making the attachment after buying its originator, Halco Manufacturing Co. in Aug. 1942.

Information Sources

Detroit Free Press, Aug. 10, 1942, Pg. 16.
Machine information can be found at Tony Griffith's Lathe web site.

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