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Manufacturers Index - E. J. Rooksby & Co.
History
Last Modified: Feb 15 2020 12:24PM by Mark Stansbury
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Organized in 1911, the firm manufactured portable machine tools particularly for railroad shops. The principal was Edwin Joseph Rooksby, who had been superintendent and general manager of H. B. Underwood & Co., also of Philadelphia.

Information Sources

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 9, 1911, Pg. 13
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar. 20, 1937, Pg 9