This company was in business from 1954 through 1956 and possibly for longer. At this time the company is known only from a couple of ads—we have never seen a machine of theirs.
It is possible that this company was an importer, because their machines were of substantial but unfamiliar design. Another hint that they were an importer is that they were located in New York, which is ideally situated for importing from Europe but too expensive a location for manufacturing. In fact, one such machine, with a metal plaque bearing this firm's name, was actually made by John Pickles & Son; the Supreme plaque was placed over top of the Pickles logo.
Information Sources
- Ad in 1955-56 Hitchcock's Wood Workers Digest Directory.
- Ad in May 1956 issue of The Wood-Worker.
- Correspondent Travis Dunn reported that he had a box of dovetailing bits—looking rather like router bits—from this company. The box is labeled, "Supreme Woodworking Machinery Corp. 50-52 Howard Street, New York 13, NY", and is dated
October 28, 1957.
- A search did not turn up any patents assigned to this company.