This little-known company, also known as AMMCO (and not to be confused with another, unrelated, AMMCO, metal-shaper maker Automotive Maintenance Machinery Co.) was incorporated in 1930. The company survived until at least 1983 but it appears that in their later years there were strictly a reseller of woodworking machinery and supplies.
We have seen a couple of horizontal boring machines that have the name "Toby" cast into the label along with this company's name.
Information Sources
- The company was incorporated on 1930-12-05. Their last business address was 22 Howard St., New York, NY 10013.
- Listing in 1951 issue of Hitchcock's Wood Working Digest. Categories include banding machines and corner block machines.
- Ad in 1955-56 Hitchcock's Wood-Workers' Digest Directory.
- Library listing for catalog from this firm, undated but estimated to be from the 1940s.
- On 1976-05-27, this company won a lawsuit against United Parcel Service. On 1973-02-07, UPS delivered a COD shipment valued at $983, and accepted as payment a check that was clearly altered and invalid.
- Advertisement in the March/April 1982 Fine Woodworking:
For the largest inventory in the East of woodworking machinery & supplies
Powermatic, Rockwell, Makita, Dremel and Benchmark
call, write or visit
American Machinery & Motor Co., Inc.
22-24-26 Howard St.
New York, N.Y. 10013
Telephone (212) 226-4577
A similar ad appeared in the July/August 1983 issue.