In 1909 this firm was established to manufacture the sensitive drill business of the Knecht Brothers Co. The business seems to have never got off the ground because we found several articles on the announcement of the company's formation, and not a single mention afterwards.
Information Sources
- From the December 1909 Machinery comes the following tidbit.
Holden I. Crane, for the past six years connected with the operating department of the Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Percy S. Crane, a well-known Cincinnati business man, have formed the Crane Machine Tool Co., and have taken over the sensitive drill business of the Knecht Bros. Co.