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Manufacturers Index - Wood & Light Machine Co.

Wood & Light Machine Co.
Worcester, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Feb 6 2020 8:11PM by joelr4
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Wood & Light & Co's. Manufactory, 1872


      This firm, dating back to 1852, was founded by Aurin Wood and Joseph F. Light. They manufactured machine tools, including drill presses.

We have seen the names Wood, Light & Co. and Wood & Light Machine Co.

The company was dissolved in 1892.

Information Sources

  • From Volume III of A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860, pp. 354ff, is a 3.5 page article on the company.
  • The Massachusetts corporate registry database lists this company's first registration as 1872-06-18.