Some time before 1982 the venerable Beach Manufacturing Co. was succeeded by Beachmont Co. Shortly thereafter, Beachmont acquired Tabor Industries Corp. of Lansdale, PA, makers of foundry molding machines and cutoff machines. Tabor's operations were relocated to Montrose.

By this time the Beach line of products was badly out of date. In the beginning of 1984 Beachmont Co. acquired the rights to the MAX line of sanders from Max Manufacturing Co. of San Jose, California. These new sanders were more modern in design but they were insufficient to stem the loss of sales to superior products coming from Europe and much less expensive products coming from Taiwan.

In about 1985 the company name was changed to the Beachmont-Tabor Co.. The following year the company ceased operations. In 1988, Tannewitz, Inc., purchased the rights to the Max line of sanders and resumed their manufacture.

Information Sources

• 1981 issue of Modern Castings mentions Tabor Industries Corp., Berlin, NJ. "Tabor Industries is now Tabor Industries Corp. and the company has moved from Lansdale, PA to Berlin, NJ."
• 1983 issue of Modern Castings (Volume 73 page 10).

  Beachmont Co., Montrose, PA, has announced that the entire Tabor operation will be moved to Montrose and integrated into the Beachmont facilities there. The new company is known as Beachmont-Tabor. Beachmont is the manufacturer of the long established line of Beach woodworking equipment. The Tabor line of foundry molding machines and cutoff equipment will remain intact, with products and services continuing through the established Tabor representatives organization. Contacts are being forwarded from the Berlin, NJ address and telephone. Contacts may also be made to the Beachmont-Tabor offices in Montrose. The address is Beachmont-Tabor, Post Street, P.O. Box 96, Montrose, PA 18801, telephone 717/278-1108.

• 1984 issue of Wood & Wood Products (Volume 89, issues 7-12), page 1984-244.

  The Beachmont Company of Montrose, PA, is pleased to announce that effective January 31, 1984, it has purchased the MAX Sander and Cutoff Lines from Max Manufacturing in San Jose, California. Effective immediately, this MAX OSCILLATING VERTICAL SANDER can be purchased through the Beachmont / Max dealer organization. Features include:

  • Ball bearing spindle support.
  • 24" ground cast iron tilting table.
  • Set of 10 MAX-LOK Safety Spindles.
  • Totally enclosed fan cooled motor.
  • Magnetic starter.
  • Heavy cast iron base.

  A wide selection of Disc Sanders and Belt Grinders are also available. For For information about MAX Products, contact the BEACHMONT COMPANY P.O. Box 96, Montrose, PA 18801 Telephone: (717)278-1725 See us in Atlanta at Booth 35.

• A webpage on FactoryNew.com says, "In 1986, BEACHMONT-TABOR CO., the owner of the MAX name and line, ceased operations. Two years later the MAX name was purchased by TANNEWITZ." Their information source is unknown.
• Trademark registrations for Tabor:
  • 1,035,211 TABOR. Tabor Industries, Inc., assignee of Turbo Machine Company. SN 35,860. Pub. 12-16-75. Filed 10-30-74. "TABOR mark for foundry machinery, namely molding machines, jarring machines, vibrators, cutoff machines, core shooter, core making machines, core stripping machines, squeezing machines, jar-squeezing machines, rollover machines, and flask-lift machines. First use 1884, in commerce 1884. Owner of Reg. No. 880,386. Filed 1974-10-30."
  • 880,386: TABOR mark for foundry machinery, filed 1968-01-08, same list as above. First use 1884, in commerce 1943. Owner of Reg. No. 100,911. Turbo Machine Co., 8420 W. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446.
  • 100,911: TABOR mark for foundry machinery, Tabor Mfg. Co., 18th and Hamilton Streets, Philadelphia, PA. Since August 1893. Company president is Wilfred Lewis.
• Seen on eBay: a "hand block belt sander" (stroke sander) from Beachmont Co. The machine is dated "82 APR 14".