This firm was primarily a machinery dealer but they did manufacture radial drills, drill presses and grinding arbors. They were established in the late 1800s. In 1903 it became the W. M. Pattison Machinery Co.

Information Sources

• According to the Ohio Dept. of Inspection of Workshops' Annual Report on 1898, on February 10, 1897, S. M. York of Cleveland was ordered to repair the plumbing of a water-closet.
• Brief article in the April 1899 Modern Machinery on the company's post radial drill.
• The 1899-08-03 issue of American Machinist has the following news item.

  The S. M. York Company, of Cleveland, has been incorporated at Columbus, O., to deal in machinery and supplies. Capital stock, $50,000. The incorporaters are Daniel Bigley, Charles N. Hess, Jessie I. Hess, J. F. Harper and Sheldon Parks.

• The 1900 Annual Report of the Ohio Secretary of State lists companies incorporated in the past year, including S. M York Co. of Cleveland, incorporate 1899-07-18, dealing in machinery and supplies, and incorporated with a capital of $50,000.
• Mentioned in May 1900 issue of Modern Machinery.

  The S. M. York company of Cleveland is making a special feature of its emery grinders with 10-inch grinder head. The dimensions of this device are given as follows: of spindle, 16 inches; diameter of spindle in bearings, 1 inch; diameter of spindle between flanges, ¾ inch; length of bearings, 3½ inches; diameter of flanges, ¾ inch; length of bearings, 3½ inches; diameter of flanges, 4 inches; diameter of pulley, 2½ inches; width of pulley, 2 inches.

• The July 1900 edition of Modern Machinery has the following news item.

  "Sensitive Drilling Machinery," manufactured by the S. M. York company of Cleveland, is described in a small leaflet issued by that concern. Bench drills, a countershaft drill pedestal and post radial drill are illustrated. The company has supplied a large number of these machines to the trade and they have proved satisfactory in every respect.

• The 1901-04-25 American Machinist has an ad for screw machines made by Pearson Machine Co. of Chicago. Their list of dealers includes S. M. York Co. of Cleveland.
• The August 1901 issue of Machinery has an ad for a screw machine made by Pearson Machine Co. of Chicago. S. M. York Co., of Cleveland, is listed as one of their dealers. The same ad and mention appears in the February 1902 issue.
• The February 1902 Machinery has an ad for a turret lathe made by Pearson Machine Co. of Chicago. S. M. York Co. of Cleveland is listed as one of their dealers. The same issue has an ad for Greenerd arbor presses, and again, S. M. York Co. is listed as a dealer.
• The 1902-12-25 Iron Age has an article on the Cleveland machinery market, including this tidbit:

  The S. M. York Company do not share in the experience that business has dropped off prior to the first of the year. They state that December has been about the best month this season, although a number of their orders have been for delivery after the first of the year. Their business this years has been $100,000 better than last year, despite the fact they have dropped the sale of supplies and are confining themselves exclusively to machine tools. They report a strong demand for tools from automobile manufacturers, and have recent sold a considerable equipment to the Hoffman Automobile & Mfg. Company, this city.

• 1903 issue of Technology & Engineering has this note: "The S. M. York Machinery Company, of Cleveland, has changed its name to the W. M. Pattison Machinery Company." We have subsequent references to W. M. Pattison Company and W. M. Pattison Supply Company.