Founded 1862 by Adolph Leitelt, employing six workers. By 1891 100 men were employed. They made steam engines, boilers, and large castings; as of 1891 they had recently started manufacturing veneer-cutting machinery.
Information Sources
- Listing in the 1874 work, Wiley's American iron trade manual of the leading iron industries of the United States: "Valley City Iron Works - A. Leitelt & Bro. General machinery."
- The 1891 book, History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, by Albert Baxter.
- Ad in a 1920 issue of The Wood-Worker lists a used Valley City dowel machine.
- Used machine in a 1917 catalog: bench carver.
- A 1932 patent was assigned to Leitelt Iron Works of Grand Rapids, which may be related.