From 1900-03-06 Engineering Magazine

By 1899 this partnership of William H. Lucas, Frederick H. Gliem, and minority partner John P. Mathieu, were in business as Lucas & Gliem Machine Works. They made cold-cut saws and saw sharpening machinery. By early 1901 they re-formed as Frederick H. Gliem & Co. That firm never really got off the ground. After a brief stint with Franklin Machine Works of Philadelphia, Lucas partnered with Frederick and Jacob Espen to form Espen-Lucas Machine Works, which resumed making cold-cut saws and other machine tools.

Information Sources

• From the Smithsonian Institution collection: "Catalogue of Cold Saw Cutting-Off Machines" ; also automatic saw sharpening machines and a recipe for "A Lubricant For Milling Cutters, Cold Saws, Band Saws, Screw Cutting, Nut Tapping, Drilling, Etc.", from Lucas & Gliem Machine Works.
• March 1900 Modern Machinery.

  The Lucas & Gliem Machine Works, of Philadelphia, is sending out an attractive illustrated catalogue describing an unusually complete line of cold saw cutting-off machines.

• 1900-10-04 Iron Trade Review.

  .It is announced that Mr. Lucas retires from the foirm of Lucas & Gliem, manufacturers of machine tools, etc., Philadelphia, and the business continues under the name of Frederick H. Gliem & Co. The active partners are F. H. Gliem, who will give his attention to the business end and electrical construction department, and Jacob E. Gombar, who will superintend the mechanical end. Mr. Gombar was some time back connected with the Newton Machine Tool Works, and for three years past with the Midvale Steel Co.

• 1901-01-17 American Machinist: text ad from Fred'k H. GLiem & Co., manufacturers:

  Cold Saw Cutting-Off Machines, Automatic Saw Sharpening Machines, Horizontal Floor Boring and Milling Machines, Horizontal Tool Room Boring Machines. Ridge Aven. and Hamilton St., Philadelphia, Pa.

• 1901-02-28 American Machinist.

  Fred'k H. Gliem & Co., successors to Luas & Gliem Machine Works, Ridge avenue and Hamilton street, Philadelphia, Pa., have sent us a catalog of cold saw cutting-off machines. The machines shown comprise bar, universal, steel foundry and crank shaft saws, each in different sizes, and automatic saw-sharpening machines. Size of catalog, 9x6 inches.

• 1902-05-01 Steel.

  William H. Lucas, the superintendent of the Franklin Machine Works, Philadelphia, is to sever his connection with that concern June 1, and with Frederick and Jacob Espen will establish the Espen-Lucas Machine Works, a new concern which will build cold saw cutting off machines and a general line of machine tools. Mr. Lucas was a member of the late firm of Lucas & Gliem, who were succeeded by the Keystone Machine Tool Works. A portion of the new firm's equipment has been purchased already, but they are still in the market for the balance.