This maker of large industrial woodworking machinery was founded in 1905 by Arno Mereen and Victor T. Johnson. Over 100 years later, the company continues to make large machinery for manufacturing doors, windows, cabinets, and millwork.
From January 1922 Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer
Serial Number Information
The following serial number information was discovered for Mereen-Johnson Machine Co. in an untitled document that is presumably from 1994:
| 1962 - MJ234 |
1981 - MJ3121 |
| 1965 - MJ940 |
1982 - MJ3194 |
| 1966 - MJ1141 |
1983 - MJ3338 |
| 1967 - MJ1270 |
1984 - MJ3459 |
| 1969 - MJ1488 |
1985 - MJ3578 |
| 1970 - MJ1640 |
1986 - MJ3767 |
| 1971 - MJ1807 |
1987 - MJ3936 |
| 1972 - MJ1840 |
1988 - MJ4082 |
| 1973 - MJ2003 |
1989 - MJ4256 |
| 1974 - MJ2157 |
1990 - MJ4434 |
| 1976 - MJ2468 |
1991 - MJ4538 |
| 1977 - MJ2598 |
1992 - MJ4678 |
| 1978 - MJ2760 |
1993 - MJ4841 |
| 1979 - MJ2883 |
1994 - MJ5029 |
| 1980 - MJ2999 |
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Information Sources
- The Mereen-Johnson website provides the founding date of 1905.
- Patent records provide the likely names of the principals.
- Ads in 1920 and 1921 issues of The Wood-Worker magazine. A 1920 ad shows their band resaw.
- Listed in 1955-56 and 1964 Hitchcock's Wood-Workers' Digest Directory.