Weiler Machine Co. made benchtop machines, including a drill press and a table saw. The business was established before 1948 by Alex Weiler, who had worked for Woodstock agricultural equipment maker Whitelaw Co. The business survived until at least 1984, although it is unlikely that their benchtop machinery line was sold for more than a few years.
Information Sources
- Seen on the Woodstock Kijiji site: a small benchtop drill press, perhaps 14". The diamond shaped name plate is on the front of the belt cover and fits onto a matching diamond shaped boss on the casting. The plate reads, "WEILER MACHINE COMPANY / WOODSTOCK ONTARIO".
- The 1948 edition of Heaton's Commercial Handbook of Canada lists this firm.
- In 1952 the Labour Relations Board heard a dispute over holiday pay, "Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW- CIO) in re Weiler Machine Company, Limited (Woodstock)".
- A webpage on the history of C.A.W. local 636 lists "Weiler Machine" as certified in 1952 and closed in 1984.
- A page on FarmCollector.com provides a history of the Whitelaw Company of Woodstock, including this snippet: "Alex Weiler founded the Weiler Machine Co. Ltd. after leaving Whitelaw Machinery..." The article further indicates that at the time of writing, 1975, the company was still in business.