This firm made a jointer guard known as the "Badger" guard. The guard was patented in 1904. We have seen these guards labeled with this company's name and otherwise identical guards with the name Badger Jointer Guard Co. It seems likely that J. A. Davidson & Co. became the Badger Jointer Guard Co. at some point between 1907 and 1910.
Information Sources
- Patent records provide some of the key information.
- An owwm.org forum post provided pictures of a Badger guard with this company's name.
- The "Images" tab provides ads and articles giving data points for the two company names.