Wilson L. Fenn and his son Wilson A. Fenn left Taylor & Fenn Co. in 1915 and organized Fenn Manufacturing Co. The firm manufactured Fenn's friction taping machine in circa 1916 and a high speed drilling machine in 1918. The company had a long and interesting history, including the Fenn Aircraft Division during WWII, which led to manufacturing aircraft parts into the 1950s.
Information Sources
- American Machinist, Vol. 45, No. 13, Sep. 7, 1916, Pg. 160.
- The Iron Age, Vol. 108, No. 6, Aug. 4, 1921, Pg. 309.
- Hartford Courant, July 19, 1947, Pg. 3.