Bridgeport Engineering Co. - History

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Bridgeport Engineering Co.
Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Oct 25 2020 8:22PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In the early 1900s the Bridgeport Engineering Co. made a Dosch's patent universal miter trimmer and a disc sander.

Information Sources

A miter trimmer, labeled in the casting as "Bridgeport Trimmer No.4 mfg. by the Bridgeport Engineering Co. Bridgeport,Conn. USA". It also carries the July 17, 1900 date of Peter Dosch's patent.

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