Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works - History

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Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works
Oswego, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 3 2020 9:48PM by Jeff_Joslin
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The Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works was in business by 1923. In 1926 they built a new machine shop and foundry at 246 West Seneca St., Oswego. Among other products, they made vises, including bench vises, machinist's vises, and drill press vises. We have seen the name "Sawyer Tool Co., Oswego, N. Y." on vises and this company name—a company by this name does not seem to have existed—is believed to have been used by Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works, perhaps for no other reason than their real name was too long to fit.

See also our entry for Fulton Machine & Vise Co., as Sawyer seems to have taken over manufacture of some of Fulton's vises.

Information Sources

1923 International Molders Journal, proceedings of the 26th Session of the International Molders' Union of North America, held at Cleveland, Ohio Sept. 17 to Oct. 5th 1923, p. 81. "Union No. 243, Oswego, N. Y., the Sawyer Foundry Company shutting dowwn and re-opening under a reduction of $1.00 per day. Sanctioned."
1926-03-25 The Iron Age, p. 890. "The Otis-Sawyer Foundry & Machine Co., East Ninth Street, Oswego, N. Y., has awarded a general contract to the Peter Raby Construction Co., local, for a one-story machine shop and foundry, 66 x 160 ft., and 30 x 60 ft., respectively ,to cost $50,000 with equipment. William Sawyer is head."
1926-04-15 The Iron Age, p. 1112. "The Otis-Sawyer Foundry & Machine Co., east Ninth Street, Oswego, N. Y., has purchased a site on West Seneca Street for its proposed one story machine shop and foundry..."
1939 issue of Hardware Age, Vol. 144 issues 5-13, p. 150. "...hang of jaws permits work to be held clear of bench. Has adjustable collar at end of slide. Can be bolted to drill preess tablee to drill holes at any angle. Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works, Oswego, N. Y."
1946 Industrial Directory of New York State. "Sawyer Foundry & Machine Works, 246 W. Seneca St., Oswego. Gray Iron Castings, Vises, Tubes, Expanders and Punches."
1950 Foundry, volume 78 p. 120. "Sawyer Foundry & Machine We 244 West Seneca St., Oswego, N. has been sold to Albert, Ray and Melvin Hanson of..."