Electro Engineering Products Co., Inc. - History

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Electro Engineering Products Co., Inc.
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Nov 24 2019 12:53PM by Jeff_Joslin
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First registered in 1946, Electro Engineering Products Co., Inc. made handheld power tools, including planers, grinder, drills, circular saws and jig-saws. The company survived into the early 1980s.

Another maker, Duwel Products Corp. of Chicago, seems to be closely related to Electro Engineering Products Co. The Duwel company seems to disappear after 1960 but the Duwel name lived on as a brand name used in addition to Electro and Ashland (which was used by the Ashland Division of Electro Engineering Products Co.)

Information Sources

Bizapedia listing for this company shows the company as "filed" (registered) 1946-03-30, and current status is Dissolved.
Trademark registrations span 1956 to 1976, and include the trade names Duwel, Electro-O, Ashland, EE, and Total Torque.
April 1958 Boating, in their "Marine Tool Buyer's Guide", lists "Electro Eng Prod. Co., Inc., 609 W. Lake St., Chicago 6. Electro power tools including ¼" drill, ?" drill, 7" power saw, power jig and saber saw, power sander and polisher, Airless pain gun, power attachments. Also "Duwell" [sic] power tools: ¼" drill, ?" drill, 7" power saw, power jig and saber saw, power sander and polisher, paint gun, power attachments."
1960-07-28 Hardware Age list "Duwell Mfg Corp 1218 S Western Av Chicago 8 Ill." under "Saw, hand, electric".
1962 Domestic Engineering Catalog Directory lists "Duwell Mfg. Corp., Chicago, Ill. (See Electro Engineering Products Co., Inc.)" The referenced company is listed at 609 W. Lake St., Chicago 7, Ill.