Allen Electric & Equipment Co. - History

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Allen Electric & Equipment Co.
Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Feb 28 2023 1:20PM by Jeff_Joslin
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Allen Electric & Equipment Co. manufactured a lathe for undercutting mica in motor commutators.

Information Sources

We learned of this maker from an owwm.org discussion.
The 1938 general line catalog is on Archive.org Allen Shop Equipment
More history and machine information can be found at Tony Griffith's Lathe web site. An identical lathe was badged Acme Power Equipment.

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