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Manufacturers Index - B. J. Spilker Manufacturing Co.

B. J. Spilker Manufacturing Co.
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Oct 27 2017 8:56AM by Jeff_Joslin
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B. J. Spilker Manufacturing Co. maker of miter-cutting machines, was founded by Bernard J. Spilker and is related to J. J. Spilker and McFarlan & Spilker Manufacturing Co., both of whom also made miter-cutting machines. B. J. Spilker Manufacturing Co. was active in the early part of the 20th century and seems to have been most successful overseas.

Information Sources

  • A New Zealand correspondent reports a miter machine with the patent date of July 2 1895, and this maker's name. This style of miter cutter is known as a "miter chopper".
  • Jeff McVey reports that Oliver Machinery Co. sold the above-mentioned miter machine in one of their early catalogs.
  • Correspondent Allen E. Kirkpatrick provided us with a scan of an envelope addressed to B. J. Spilker Mfg. Co. Ltd., and was postmarked Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia, 23Jan23.