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Pootatuck Corp.
Claremont, NH; Windsor, VT; Reading, MA; Shelton, CT; Lynn, MA; Bridgeport, CT; Stratford, CT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jan 20 2025 4:44PM by Jeff_Joslin
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Pootatuck Corp. dates back to about 1925, and made the well-known Lion miter trimmer. Their machines were manufactured in Claremont, but the company's mailing address was Windsor. The company was later located in Lynn, Mass., and we have also seen machines and paperwork giving addresses in Reading, Mass., Shelton, Conn., Bridgeport, Conn., and Stratford, Conn.

As of 2015, all phone numbers and web addresses associated with Pootatuck and Lion miter trimmers are out of service. It appears the company is defunct. However, last we heard the Lion miter trimmers are still being built to order. Their phone number is (774) 254-0775 and email is lionmitertrimmer@verizon.net.

At some point in their history, perhaps in the 1950s, Pootatuck produced a line of kits to build various bench-top metalworking machines: a shaper with 6-inch stroke; 7-inch bench lathe and 8-inch screw-cutting lathe; and three milling machine models.

Information Sources

1974 Trademark registration 1,012,814 "LION MITER MASTER". To The Pootatuck Corporation (New Hampshire corporation), assignee of The Pootatuck Corporation (Connecticut corporation). SN 16,748. Filed 1974-03-22.
1974 Trademark registrations 1,012,815, for "LION TRIMMER". To The Pootatuck Corporation (New Hampshire corporation), assignee of The Pootatuck Corporation (Connecticut corporation). SN 18,532. Filed 1974-04-11.
1982 issue of Mechanix Illustrated (Volume 78 Issues 650-655, page 118): "Lion Miter Trimmer. Made by the Pootatuck Corp., Dept FW-3, R.R. 2, Box 18, Windsor, Vt. 05089."
April 1993 American Woodworker, page 59: small display ad from Pootatuck Corp., Windsor, VT, for their "Lion Miter Trimmer". We have seen the identical ad in the September/October 1989 issue and the April 1998 issue, to name the earliest and latest we found in a non-systematic search.
1995 Woodworker's Source Book page 51.
Pootatuck is the maker of the Lion miter trimmer , a guillotine-style miter trimmer that is exceptionally accurate and relatively low cost. The tool uses razor-sharp knives to do the trimming, leaving an exceedingly smooth cut. This is the only American-made version of a guillotine miter cutter. Pootatuck sells by mail order, as well as serving as manufacturer and distributor. The company will send a free brochure, on request. Pootatuck takes MasterCard and Visa.

The former www.lionmitertrimmer.com website is offline as of September 2015. December 2014 version of www.lionmitertrimmer.com (from archive.org).