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Windsor Machine Shop

Manufacturer: Windsor Machine Shop
Location: Vancouver, BC
Country: Canada
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

We have a report of a 14" bandsaw from this maker. It is similar to the Delta/Rockwell bandsaw but the wheel covers are in the form of a one-piece aluminum casting.

Information Sources

A web search turned up absolutely zero data on this maker.

J. H. Pickett

Manufacturer: J. H. Pickett
Location: Gardner, MA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Box Making Machinery

Rogers Iron Mfg. Co.

Manufacturer: Rogers Iron Mfg. Co.
Location: Muskegon, MI
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History:

Rogers Iron Mfg. Co. was the successor to Muskegon Iron Works

Manufactured Box Making Machinery, Sawmills & Marine Steam Engines

Dovetail Box-Machine Co.

Manufacturer: Dovetail Box-Machine Co.
Location: St. Paul, MN
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Dovetail Box Machinery

St. Joseph Iron Works

Manufacturer: St. Joseph Iron Works
Location: St. Joseph, MI
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Barrel Hoop Staplers

Jordan Machine Co., Inc.

Manufacturer: Jordan Machine Co., Inc.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Box Making Machinery

Stevens Machine Co.

Manufacturer: Stevens Machine Co.
Location: Winooski, VT
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Charles Hiram Stevens, C. E.; Winooski, Vt; b Winooski 26 June 1867; asst engr; mgr of foundry; prop Stevens Machine Co.

Information Sources

General catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College 1901 page 162

Crossley Brothers

Manufacturer: Crossley Brothers
Location: Manchester, England
Country: U.K.
Manufacturer Type: Steam and Gas Engines

History:

Manufactured Gas Engines

Bagshaw & Field

Manufacturer: Bagshaw & Field
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Foot Powered Metalworking Lathes ca 1905.

Information Sources

American Foot Power and Hand Power Machinery by Kenneth L. Cope, 2001 page 8

E. P. Rider

Manufacturer: E. P. Rider
Location: New York, NY
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured a foot powered wood turning lathe

Information Sources

American Foot Power and Hand Power Machinery by Kenneth L. Cope, 2001 page 80

Standard Modern Lathes, Inc.

Manufacturer: Standard Modern Lathes, Inc.
Location: Toronto (Mississauga), ON; Montréal, QC
Country: Canada
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

This maker began as two separate firms: Modern Tool Works, Ltd., of Toronto, and the Standard Machine & Tool Co., Ltd. In 1955, conglomerate Staveley Iron & Coal Co., Ltd.—already owning substantial portions of the shares of each firm—acquired all remaining shares of the two businesses and merged then to create Standard-Modern Tool Co., Ltd.

The merged company specialized in engine lathes. The company, which remains as one of the few North American firms still manufacturing such products, also makes CNC lathes. The company began in Toronto; at some point their headquarters apparently moved to Montréal, but has sinced moved back to the Toronto suburb of Mississauga.

We have also seen the name Standard Modern Tool Co.; we do not know how this name relates to the name at the top of this page.

Information Sources

The 1955-09-08 issue of The Glasgow Herald has the following article:
The ninety-second annual meeting of the Staveley Iron and Coal Company, Ltd., was held yesterday in London, Mr. Thomas A. McKenna (chairman) presiding. The following is an extract from the chairman's circulated statement for the year ended June 30, 1955:

In my statement last year, Stockholders were informed of the expansion of their Canadian interests by the acquisition of the great majority of the share capital of Modern Tool Works, Ltd., who are makers of machine tools of the type manufactured by the Standard and Archdale companies. Since that date your company has acquired the remainder of the issued share capital of Modern Tool Works, Ltd., and also the outstanding 25 per cent of the issued share capital of the Standard Machine and Tool Co., Ltd., has been acquired.

In order to further strengthen your Company's Canadian interests and to secure an efficient selling organisation, capable of handling the sales of the Modern and Standard products throughout Canada, your Company acquired the whole of the issued share capitals of the A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Ltd., and A. R. Williams Machinery Estern Ltd., with its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Tractor and Equipment, Ltd. Thus, the Williams companies will not only sell the products of your Canadian companies, but also those of your English companies.

To secure the efficient administration and organisation of these wide-spread interests a new company has been formed known as Standard-Modern Tool Company Ltd., the whole of the issued share and Debenture capital of which was issued to your Company in exchange for its holdings in the underlying companies.

Although the machine tool company, James Archdale and Co., Ltd., has been fully occupied during the year and has a satisfactory order book, it has suffered severe dislocation of production as a result of a swing in demand from its standard type of machine to its specialised type of multi-drilling, tapping and boring machine with the result that its profits and consequently those of the Group as a whole, have suffered a temporary setback...
The lathes.co.uk page on this maker provides information on the company's Utililathe and Series 2000 lines, as well as some of their accessories (taper attachments, steady rests).
A 1959 edition of The Statist carried this snippet:
The trading interests of the Staveley Coal and Iron group are very widespread, but machine tool manufacture, through the James Archdale, Cunliffe and Croom, and George Richards subsidiaries (a further subsidiary, Standard-Modern Tool, of Canada, is also engaged in machine-tool manufacture)...

R. H. Barr & Co.

Manufacturer: R. H. Barr & Co.
Location: Wilmington, DE
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Metalworking Radial Drills

Tregoning Manufacturing Co.

Manufacturer: Tregoning Manufacturing Co.
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

In the mid-1920s, a news article mentioned that a couple of people from this firm had "invented a combination mitre jack and coping machine" and it was "coming into general use". The two people were Frank Acteson and William Greenfield. By 1927, Acteson had left the company and was president of a door and trim manufacturer. In 1928, a patent was awarded to William Greenfield for a "Miter jack and coping cutter". An example has surfaced that matches the patent drawing and is labeled, "GREENFIELD / PAT APPLIED FOR / SEATTLE". Based on all of this evidence, it seems that Tregoning was manufacturing this machine, or perhaps a predecessor to it, in the mid-1920s, although it is possible that Greenfield then struck out on his own and manufactured it himself, as neither the patent nor the surviving machine mention Tregoning.

Information Sources

Thanks to Mike Kunnen for posting pictures of his miter trimmer, which was the first we had seen of this maker.
A 1924-ish issue of The Timberman had this news item:
Frank Acteson and William Greenfield, of Tregoning Manufacturing Co., Seattle, have invented a combination mitre jack and coping machine, which is coming into general use...
A 1927 issue of American Lumberman mentions that Frank E. Acteson, formerly president and sales manager of Tregoning Manufacturing Co., Seattle, was now president of the Hardwood Door & Trim Co.

Di-Acro Inc.

Manufacturer: Di-Acro Inc.
Location: Lake City, MN
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

This firm has been manufacturing sheet metal fabrication machinery for over 60 years.

Hawkins & James

Manufacturer: Hawkins & James
Location: Chicago, IL
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Horizontal Boring Machinery

Merrick & Sons

Manufacturer: Merrick & Sons
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Power Hammers

Charles H. Brookbank

Manufacturer: Charles H. Brookbank
Location: Connersville, IN
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Wood Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Sawmill Machinery

Lipe-Rollway Corp.

Manufacturer: Lipe-Rollway Corp.
Location: Syracuse, NY
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

This company was created by the 1942 merger of W. C. Lipe Inc. and the Rollway Bearing Corp.; Willard C. Lipe was the brother of C. E. Lipe. Lipe-Rollway manufactured power hacksaws.

Information Sources

The 1932 edition of Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations mentions a lawsuite, Lipe-Rollway Corp. v. Seligson. This is the earliest mention of Lipe-Rollway that we have found thus far.
A 1942 edition of Automatic Machining has this snippet: "Lipe-Rollway Corporation Change of name of WC Lipe, Inc., to Lipe-Rollway Corporation ... The new Lipe-Rollway Corporation intends to purchase a substantial majority of the capital stock of Rollway Bearing". We do not know how to reconcile the 1932 and 1942 snippets. Either or both dates may be inaccurate because Google Books' "Snippet Mode"—which is all that is available for magazines of the era—does not let us verify the dates or see the full text.
A 1954 edition of Manage includes this snippet: "Nothing points up the disadvantages of sawing by hand than the uses to which a portable power hack saw can be put. The LIPE-ROLLWAY HAND-I-HACK Is an example of this new type of tool. Weighing 48 pounds, the saw cuts In any position, ..."
Power hacksaw, labeled, "Hand-i-hack Model-C Pat. No. 2182234 Lipe-Rollway Corp. Syracuse, N.Y. U.S.A."
The 1990 Directory of Corporate Affiliations includes the following in a list of corporate name changes: "Lipe-Rollway Corp. — name changed to Lipe Corporation."

Lyman Kinsley & Co.

Manufacturer: Lyman Kinsley & Co.
Location: Cambridgeport, MA
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Blacksmith's Machinery

Information Sources

Scientific American, 22 Jul 1868 pg 64

Samuel Rohrer & Co.

Manufacturer: Samuel Rohrer & Co.
Location: Palmyra, MO
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured a Portable Blacksmith's Forge

Cornell Machine Co.

Manufacturer: Cornell Machine Co.
Location: Chicago, IL
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Steam and Gas Engines

History:

Manufactured Gas Engines

Cincinnati Radial Drill Co.

Manufacturer: Cincinnati Radial Drill Co.
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Metalworking Radial Drills

Buffalo Gasoline Motor Co.

Manufacturer: Buffalo Gasoline Motor Co.
Location: Buffalo, NY
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Steam and Gas Engines

History:

1280-1290 Niagara Street Buffalo NY Image courtesy of Brian Szafranski

Another exibit of considerable interest was that of the Buffalo Gasoline Motor Company of Buffalo, which showed an assortment of its engines ranging in horsepower from 2 to 40. The engines are completelt water-jacketed for cooling. They are fitted with mechanically operated valves and have one-piece steel forged cranks. The company showed a two horsepower engine, the smallest two-cylinder four-cycle engine in the world. Including the flywheel and all its fixings, its weight is but 137 pounds.

Information Sources

Automobile Review, 18 Mar 1905, page 287

Sapihl Electric Tool Co.

Manufacturer: Sapihl Electric Tool Co.
Location: Galesburg, IL
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Metal Grinders

Rowbottom Machine Co.

Manufacturer: Rowbottom Machine Co.
Location: Waterbury, CT; Waterville, CT
Country: U.S.A.
Manufacturer Type: Metal Working Machinery

History:

Manufactured Metalworking Cam Milling Machines