Nordberg Manufacturing Co. - History

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Nordberg Manufacturing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: May 5 2021 10:49AM by Jeff_Joslin
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This maker of steam engines and heavy machinery also made the "Buday saw", a miter saw patented by John Buday in 1949.

The company was founded in 1889 by Bruno V. Nordberg, who had been working at steam engine and sawmill maker E. P. Allis & Co. One hundred years later, in 1989, the company was sold to Finish conglomerate Metso. By 2004 the Nordberg operations were defunct.

Information Sources

Thanks to Louis Droge, whose owwm.org forum posting first brought this maker to our attention.
Ray Muno provided the information on the mining-machinery connection, and Dick Streff found the Buday patent.
The Smithsonian Institute has a collection of material on this company.
The Wisconsin Historical Society has some information on this company. A biography of Bruno Nordberg provided the 1889 founding date.
An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, available online, provides information on the more recent company history and its current status.
American Steam Engine Builders: 1800-1900 by Kenneth L. Cope, 2006 page 169.