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Machine Registry

An ongoing project of the VintageMachinery.org web site is to document as many examples of machines and their serial numbers made by the different manufacturers as possible. The reason we want to document these machines it in order to create a rough timeline as to when a machine was made. Our theory is that if we can create a database of machines and their serial numbers, we can begin to look for the subtle changes made over the years as they improved their machinery which can be determined by old catalogs, ads and similar documentation.

Registry Stewards

The Machine Registry is maintained by a group of volunteers, each of which has agreed to serve as a "Steward" of the registry for a particular manufacturer. If you do not see your manufacturer listed in the list below, it is because we do not currentely have a steward who has volunteered to catalog those numbers. If you would like to serve as a steward for a manufacturer not listed below, please contact the webmaster.

Submitting Machines to the Registry

If you would like to add your machine to the Registry, we ask that you contact the appropiate steward based on the manufacturer (e-mail links are provided below) and provide them with at least the following basic information:

  1. Your Name and E-Mail address
  2. Machine Type, Model, and basic Descripiton
  3. Machine Serial Number
  4. Any documentatoin that can date the machine

Also, we strongly encourage you to also submit a Photo Index entry on machines submitted to the Registry. This will allow us to link photos of the machine to the Regsitry as well as give the submitter an opportunity to give more about the machine than what is covered in the Registry. To submit a Photo Index entry, please visit the Photo Index Upload Wizard.

Depending on the manufacturer and steward, you may be asked to provide more information than the above basics but at the very least, we need the above information.

Current Machine Registry Manufacturers

Manufacturer Registry Entries Registry Contact
Abrasive Machine Tool Co.
East Providence, RI
Submit New Entry 5 Steward: Joel Havens
Adams Co.
Dubuque, IA
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Joel Havens
American Machinery Co. (Grand Rapids)
Grand Rapids, MI
Submit New Entry 71 Steward: Jeff McVey
American Tool Works Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Submit New Entry 20 Steward: Joel Havens
American Wood Working Machinery Co.
Rochester, NY; Williamsport, PA; Montgomery, PA
Submit New Entry 159 Steward: Doug Westlind
Atlas Engine Works
Indianapolis, IN
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Charles Turner
Atlas Press Co.
Kalamazoo, MI
Submit New Entry 917 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Baldor Electric Co.
St. Louis, MO; Fort Smith, AR
Submit New Entry 27 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Bates & Edmonds Motor Co.
Lansing, MI
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Denis Rouleau
Beaver Power Tools, Callander Foundry
Guelph, ON
Submit New Entry 77 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Berlin Machine Works
Berlin, WI; Beloit, WI
Submit New Entry 12 Steward: Doug Westlind
Buffalo Forge Co.
Buffalo, NY
Submit New Entry 17 Steward: Matthew Asser
Buffalo Machines, Inc.
Lockport, NY
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Matthew Asser
Canadian Blower & Forge Co. Ltd.
Kitchener, ON
Submit New Entry 27 Steward: Matthew Asser
Canadian Sander Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Brockville, ON
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Scott Andrew
Cincinnati Bickford Tool Co.
Oakley, OH
Submit New Entry 3 Steward: Jon Treat
Clausing Industrial, Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI
Submit New Entry 124 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Craftools Ltd.; Henry Power Tools Ltd.
London, ON
Submit New Entry 16 Steward: Matthew Asser
Crescent Machine Co.
Leetonia, OH
Submit New Entry 753 Steward: Keith Rucker
Darra-James Corp. / ToolKraft Corp.
Waterbury, CT
Submit New Entry 133 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Darra-James Corp. / ToolKraft Corp.
Waterbury, CT
Submit New Entry 133 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Davis & Wells
Los Angeles, CA; Lynwood, CA
Submit New Entry 70 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS
Submit New Entry 2530 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS
Submit New Entry 2530 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
DeWalt Products Co.
Leola, PA; Lancaster, PA; Towson, MD
Submit New Entry 810 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Drummond Brothers, Ltd.
Guildford, Surrey, England
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Peter de Groot
Duro Metal Products Co.
Chicago, IL.
Submit New Entry 112 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Egan Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Jeff McVey
Ekstrom, Carlson & Co.
Rockford, IL
Submit New Entry 12 Steward: James Boster
J. A. Fay & Egan Co.
Cincinnati, OH.
Submit New Entry 169 Steward: Jeff McVey
Fenlind Engineering Co.; Rock Mill, Inc.
Rockford, IL
Submit New Entry 3 Steward: William Cunningham
Foley Manufacturing Co.
Minneapolis, MN
Submit New Entry 27 Steward: Bob P
Fox Machine Co.
Grand Rapids, MI; Jackson, MI
Submit New Entry 51 Steward: Jeff McVey
Fray Machine Tool Co.
Glendale, CA
Submit New Entry 21 Steward: Joel Havens
General Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Drummondville, QC
Submit New Entry 16 Steward: Mark MacLeod
Grand Rapids Machinery Co. (miter trimmers)
Grand Rapids, MI
Submit New Entry 4 Steward: Jeff McVey
Greenlee Brothers & Co.
Chicago, IL and Rockford, IL
Submit New Entry 81 Steward: Jeff McVey
Hall & Brown Wood Working Machine Co.
St. Louis, MO
Submit New Entry 22 Steward: Kirk Poore
Hendey Machine Co.
Torrington, CT
Submit New Entry 30 Steward: Jon Treat
Heston & Anderson
Fairfield, IA
Submit New Entry 25 Steward: Ben Griffith
Jacobson Machine Mfg. Co.
Warren, PA
Submit New Entry 3 Steward: Denis Rouleau
Jonsereds Fabrikers AB.
Jonsered
Submit New Entry 35 Steward: David Lundqvist
Kearney & Trecker Co.
Milwaukee, WI
Submit New Entry 48 Steward: Steven Schmidt
Kearney & Trecker Co.
Milwaukee, WI
Submit New Entry 48 Steward: Steven Schmidt
Kindt-Collins Co.
Cleveland, OH; Lakewood, OH
Submit New Entry 6 Steward: Andy Petrass
Kneisley Electric Co.
Toledo, OH
Submit New Entry 42 Steward: Bob Holcombe
R. K. Le Blond Machine Tool Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Submit New Entry 28 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co.
Detroit, MI
Submit New Entry 7 Steward: Jeff McVey
Lodge & Shipley Machine Tool Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Submit New Entry 10 Steward: Joel Havens
Logan Engineering Co.
Chicago, IL
Submit New Entry 83 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Manning, Bowman & Co.
Meriden, CT
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Bob P
Moak Machine & Foundry Co.
Kimball, MI; Port Huron, MI
Submit New Entry 19 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Monarch Machine Tool Co.
Sidney, OH
Submit New Entry 58 Steward: Joel Havens
Montgomery Ward | Powr-Kraft
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Submit New Entry 231 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Newman Machine Co., Inc.
Greensboro, NC
Submit New Entry 57 Steward: Jeff McVey
Newman-Whitney
Greensboro, NC
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Jeff McVey
Newton Manufacturing Co.
Temple, TX
Submit New Entry 0 Steward: Steve Irby
Northfield Foundry & Machine Co.
Northfield, MN
Submit New Entry 36 Steward: Ray Muno
Oesterlein Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Aubrey Stewart
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI
Submit New Entry 2255 Steward: Jeff McVey
Parks Woodworking Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH.
Submit New Entry 334 Steward: Doug Rewerts
Peninsula Tool Co. Inc.
Menominee, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)
Submit New Entry 3 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Perkins & Co.
Grand Rapids, MI
Submit New Entry 21 Steward: Jeff McVey
Jos Poitras & Sons Ltd.
Islet, QC, Canada
Submit New Entry 45 Steward: Jeff Joslin
C. O. Porter Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI
Submit New Entry 11 Steward: Richard O'Connor
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN
Submit New Entry 60 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Power King Tool Corp.
Warsaw, IN
Submit New Entry 115 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Powermatic Machine Co.
McMinnville, TN; La Vergne, TN
Submit New Entry 119 Steward: S Vick
Sibley & Ware; Sibley Machine & Foundry Corp.
South Bend, IN
Submit New Entry 246 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN
Submit New Entry 953 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Sprunger Brothers, Inc.
South Bend, IN; Topeka, IN; Ligonier, IN; Elkhart, IN
Submit New Entry 633 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Strong Tool Design
Livonia, MI
Submit New Entry 11 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
Syracuse Sander Manufacturing Co.
Syracuse, NY
Submit New Entry 15 Steward: Scott Andrew
Taft-Peirce Mfg. Co.
Woonsocket, RI
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Joel Havens
Taft-Peirce Mfg. Co.
Woonsocket, RI
Submit New Entry 2 Steward: Joel Havens
Tannewitz Works
Grand Rapids, MI; Jenison, MI
Submit New Entry 64 Steward: Bill Simmeth
Van Norman Machine Tool Co.
Springfield, MA
Submit New Entry 22 Steward: Jon Treat
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ
Submit New Entry 120 Steward: Brian Kachadurian
J. D. Wallace & Co.
Chicago, IL
Submit New Entry 35 Steward: Ben Griffith
Wells-Index Corp.
Jackson, MI; Three Rivers, MI; Muskegon, MI
Submit New Entry 40 Steward: Jon Paulsen
Baxter D. Whitney & Son, Inc.
Winchendon, MA
Submit New Entry 75 Steward: Jeff McVey
P. B. Yates Machine Co.
Beloit, WI; Hamilton, ON
Submit New Entry 21 Steward: Doug Westlind
Yates-American Machine Co., Inc.
Beloit, WI; Roscoe, IL; Liberty, NC
Submit New Entry 351 Steward: Doug Westlind