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Manufacturers Index - Bakewell Manufacturing Co.

Bakewell Manufacturing Co.
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Jun 17 2011 5:49PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In the 1930s and '40s this firm made drilling and tapping machines. In 1944 the manufacturing rights were acquired by Warner & Swasey Co.

Information Sources

  • From a 1944 issue of Western Machinery and Steel World:
    The Warner and Swasey Company announce purchase of the manufacturing rights to the Bakewell tapping and threading machine from the Bakewell Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles California...
  • A 1944 issue of American Machinist had the following news item:
    TAPPING MACHINE—Bakewell Manufacturing Co., 2023 Sante Fe Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Tapping and threading of Class 2, 3, 4, and 5 gage fits is done on one pass of the tap. The spindle has a 2-in. stroke and a maximum tapping depth of 1 3/4 in. It is made for bench mounting. April 29, 1943, p. 120.