Since 1851. Early on, they were known as G. N. Goodspeed Machine Co.
Information Sources
- Dana Batory lists catalogs and circular ranging from mid-1870s to mid-1980s.
- An ad in a 1920 issue of The Wood-Worker shows their automatic variety lathe.
- Ad in 1955-56 Hitchcock's Wood Workers' Digest Directory.
- The Massachusetts corporate registry database lists this company's first registration as 1922-07-14.
- More information on Goodspeed lathes and company history can be found in an owwm.org discussion.