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.