Germanow-Simon Machine Works - History

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Germanow-Simon Machine Works
Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Company Website: https://www.gsoptics.com/company-info/
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Feb 22 2023 12:00PM by joelr4
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This firm was founded in 1916 by Harry Germananow and Julius Simon.

They became a supplier of watch crystals and other precision optics and changed their name to the GS Plastic Optics division of the Germanow-Simon Corporation.

Information Sources

Hitchcock's Machine Tool List, Jan 1921, pg. 84
The GS Plastic Optics website.
More history can be found at Tel-Tru Mfg. Co. website.

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