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Manufacturers Index - American Grinder & Specialty Corp.

American Grinder & Specialty Corp.
Milwaukee, WI; Fond du Lac, WI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Aug 4 2022 1:30PM by Mark Stansbury
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This firm made bench and tool grinders in the first half of the twentieth century. A 1929 ad announced this company's acquisition of the American and Champion grinder lines from Milwaukee Circulating Pump & Mfg. Co.

Information Sources

  • Hardware Age, Vol. 123, No. 4, 24 Jan. 1929, Pg. 103.
  • A 1934 issue of Automobile Trade Journal mentions this firm, located at 112 S. Second St., Milwaukee. Wis.
  • A 1939 issue of Co-operative Tractor Catalog lists American Grinder & Specialty Corp. of Fond du Lac as a maker of jacks.
  • The 1940-07-25 Hardware Specialty lists American Grinder & Specialty Corp. of Fond du Lac, Wisc., as a maker of bench hydraulic jacks.
  • A 1957 issue of Autobody Trimmer and Painter has an ad for hydraulic kits from American Grinder & Specialty Corp., 112 S. Second St., Milwaukee. Wis.