In the 1970s or '80s the Westhoff Machine Co. manufactured a benchtop horizontal drilling machine.
Information Sources
- February 1978 Industrial Plant Equipment Handbook, FSC 3615, 3660, a publication of the US Defense Logistics Agency, page 112, lists "Westhoff Machine Co., div. Westhoff Tool and Die Co. / St. Louis, Missouri / Mfr Fed Code 54965 / (manufacturer's designation) 100-2 / Drilling Machine, small hole precision, sensitive hand feed, bench type, horizontal, plain table / (size or capacity) 1 spindle .125-inch drill cap. / 9-inch swg / (plant equipment code) 3413 1131 1309".
- A 1990 patent for "Prefilter for EDM machine" was granted to John D. Hartwig and Roy W. Ritchey, Jr., and assigned to Westhoff Machine Co., Fenton, MO. See the Patents tab. This is the only patent that was assigned to the Westhoff Machine Co.
- 1992 trademark registration to Westhoff Machine Company, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. 1,739,542. The trademark is for the term "Mighty Mag", for industrial magnets. Company address was Westhoff Machine Company, Inc., 519D Rudder Road, Fenton, MO 63026.