This machinery maker was active from 1887 through 1930, and probably both before and after. They are best remembered for their drum sanders. They also manufactured gasoline engines. By 1939, Heath sanders were being made by Beach Manufacturing Co. of Montrose.
Ad from May 1887 issue of "Carpentry and Building"
Ad from May 1898 issue of The Wood-Worker
Information Sources
- 1887 and 1889 ads give the Binghamton, NY address.
- 1898 ad and 1911 magazine article give the Lestershire, NY address.
- Classified ad in 1912-12-11 issue of The Binghamton Press
WANTED—At once: a good all around machinist. W. A. Heath Machine Co., Lestershire.
- A listing of a single-cylinder gasoline engine from W. A. Heath Machine Co. of Lestershire, NY, gives its year of manufacture as 1909.
- The 1922 edition of Industrial Directory of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania lists Heath Machine Co. of Montrose.
- A 1930 catalog and price list at the Hagley Museum library give the Montrose, PA address.
- A search of the "Making of America" archives failed to turn up any information related to this company.
- American Gasoline Engines Since 1872 by C. H. Wendel, Volume #1, 1983 page 223
- The Complete Guide to Stationary Gas Engines by Mark Meincke, 1996 page 126