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Grove Manufacturing Co.
Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Aug 27 2020 12:10PM by Jeff_Joslin
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We have seen a benchtop horizontal mill or key seater whose label says it was made by Grove Mfg. Co. of Dayton, Ohio. The machine appears to be of mid-20th century construction.

Information Sources

Benchtop mill seen for sale on craigslist.
The 1922 edition of Engineering Directory lists Grove Mfg. Co. of Dayton as the maker of "Grove Indicating" brand calipers.
A web search turned up quite a few similar-named companies but almost nothing on a company of this name in Dayton, Ohio.

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