In 1878, this maker succeeded Goodspeed & Wyman. At some point the name became G. N. Goodspeed Machine Co., and sometime before 1920 it became just Goodspeed Machine Co.

Information Sources

• Ad in the May 1889 issue of "The Wood-Worker". "G. N. Goodspeed, suc's'r to Goodspeed & Wyman, manufacturer of tub, pail and chair machinery, pony planers. Gauge lathes, cylinder stave saws, Stimson's dovetailing machines, bobbin & spool mach'y &c. Winchendon, Mass., Established in 1849.
• Inland Massachusetts Illustrated by Elstner Publishing Co. 1891 pg 151.

  Manufacturer of Woodworking Machinery—No. 2 Front Street.

  Parties interested in woodworking will consult their own interest by calling upon or communicating with Mr. G. N. Goodspeed, who for the past forty-one years has been engaged in designing, improving and constructing devices for that purpose, his specialties covering a wide range and embracing tub, pail, chair, bobbin and spool machinery, pony planers, back-knife gauge lathes, cylinder stave saws, Stimpson's dovetail machines, etc., of the most approved style and effectiveness. Provided with a comprehensive plant accumulated through a career of many years in this particular branch of industry, Mr. Goodspeed's facilities are first-class and he is enabled to respond without loss of time to any demand made upon him. Superior material, workmanship, accuracy and finish marks every machine built here, while prices are as low as any legitimate builder can afford. This concern was founded in 1849 by Robinson & Goodspeed. In 1851 Goodspeed & Wyman became proprietors, and since 1878 Mr. Goodspeed has managed it alone. The works comprise a two-story building 40 x 120 feet, with 30 x 50-foot blacksmith shop, office, storehouse, dry-house, etc., the whole equipped with all requisite machinery and tools and ample water-power for all the skilled workmen that can be employed. The output is large and valuable, going to all quarters of the globe.