The William F. Brewer Machine Co., of 75 Laurel Street, Hartford, CT, manufactured punch presses. They were in business by 1947 and, based on very limited data, were in business for about a decade.
Information Sources
- 1947 American Machinist. "PUNCH PRESS—William F. Brewer Machine Co., 75 Laurel St., Hartford 6, Conn. A 6-ton heavy-duty punch press, the Hub, can be inclined 38° from the vertical. Mounted on a steel table, the press has a 1-in. stroke."
- 1948 Modern Machine Shop. "Hub High-Speed Power Presses with punching capacities from 444 to 27 tons are shown and described in a four-page two-color bulletin released by the William F. Brewer Machine Co., Dept. MMS, 75 Laurel St., Hartford 6, Conn. Illustrations showing typical installations of the presses, as well as parts produced on same, are contained in the bulletin, together with a complete table of specifications. Copy free upon request."
- Listing in 1956 Macrae's Blue Book.