In the 1980s and '90s this firm made an overarm tablesaw blade guard and dust collector. One of the original partners left the business and started a direct competitor, Exaktor, which made nearly identical products.
Sommerville was acquired by General Manufacturing Co., which made improvements to the design and continue to manufacture it under the General name.
Information Sources
- A lawsuit involving Sommerville Design (PDF) provides a history of the company.
- Sommerville Design is often misspelled as Somerville Design; this note here is intended to help people who are searching for the misspelled name.