Charles Stecher found this company in 1908. The product line including sensitive drill presses, screw machines, and turret lathes.

From 1916-12-28 Canadian Machinery

After Stecher's death in 1936 the company was taken over by M. D. Hopkins and Aage Johnson. The name was changed to Hopkins Machine Corp. in 1945. They are still in business but no longer make drill presses.

Information Sources

• The history page from the website for the Hopkins Machine Corp. says the following:

  Hopkins Machine Corporation is located at 4243 W. Diversey Avenue in Chicago, IL. In 1908, Charles Stecher opened the doors of his machine shop on Jefferson St. near Washington Blvd. He concentrated on the production of can making machinery, quality special machine tools, drill presses, screw machines, turret lathes, and automated multiple spindle machinery. (Which was way ahead of his time.) Some of the deep hole drilling machines he built are still in existence and operatiing today, as are many of his can making machines.

  Charles Stecher died in 1936. M.D. Hopkins and Aage Johson took over management in 1937. Due to pre- World War II, operations expanded and the plant was modernized. In 1945 the plant was relocated to its current location. At this time the corporate name was changed from "Charles Stecher Company" to "Hopkins Machine Corporation". Mr. M. D. Hopkins died in 1952 and was succeeded by his son Ron Hopkins.