Tool Manufacturers

Hegemony of the New England Toolmakers

MACHINIST TOOL MANUFACTURERS OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD
Maker's listed in bold were on Martin J. Donnelly's original list.
We have been adding manufacturers and have created additional information files for those with links. Some links go to the Registry of Maine Toolmakers or to a listing of the museum's collection of tools by that manufacturer.
(listed alphabetically)

Maker	Location	Working Dates	Products
Athol Machine Company	Athol, Mass.	1868-1920	calipers, dividers, squares, etc.
Bemis & Call H. & T. Co.	Springfield, Mass.	1844-1910	calipers, dividers & squares, etc.
Billings & Spencer Co.	Hartford, Conn.	1882-1914	gauges, measuring tools, calipers, etc.
Brown, J.R.	Providence, R.I.	1841-1853	rules, gauges, etc.
Brown & Sharpe, J.R.	Providence, R.I.	1853-1867	rules, gauges, etc.
Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.	Providence, R.I.	1868-Present	micrometers, rules, squares, etc.
S.W. Card Mfg. Co.	Mansfield, Mass.	1874-1908	taps, dies, etc.
Coffin & Leighton	Syracuse, New York	1885-1901	rules & gauges
Cook, J.H.	Syracuse, New York	1890-1902	rules, gauges, etc.
Darling & Bailey	Bangor, Me.	1852-1853	rules
Darling, Brown & Sharpe	Providence, R.I.	1866-1895	rules, gauges, squares, etc.
D. & S. (Darling & Schwartz)	Bangor, Me.	1853-1866	rules, squares, etc.
Davis, L.L.	Springfield, Mass.	1867-75	levels
Davis Level & Tool, Co.	Springfield, Mass.	1875-1893	levels
Fay, Charles1	Springfield, Mass.	1883-1887	calipers & dividers
J. M. King & Co.	Waterford, NY	1887-1910	dies, pliers & taps
Massachusetts Tool Co.2	Greenfield, Mass.	1900-1925	squares, gauges, rules, etc.
Sawyer Tool Company	Athol, Mass. Fitchburg, Mass. Ashburnham, Mass.	1894-98 1898-1912 1912-15	squares, rules, gauges, etc.
Standard Tool Company3	Athol, Mass.	1882-1905	squares, calipers, gauges, levels, etc.
Starrett Co., The L.S.S.	Athol, Mass.	1880-Present	squares, calipers, gauges, etc.
J. Stevens & Company4	Chicopee Falls, Mass.	1864-1903	calipers, gauges, etc.
Stevens Arms & Tool Co.5	Chicopee Falls, Mass.	1886-1903	guns, bits, calipers, dividers, levels
Union Tool Co.	Orange, Mass.	1908-75	rules, squares, gauges, etc.
Walker Co., Edwin	Erie, Pa.	1887-90	surface gauge & marking gauge
John Wyke & Co.	E. Boston, Mass.	1885-1911	gauges, rules, etc.

1. Absorbed by the L.S. Starrett Co.
2.  Absorbed by the Goodell-Pratt Company
3. A subsidiary of the Athol Machine Company
4. Tool division purchased by L.S. Starrett in 1903
5. Name changed from J. Stevens & Company in 1886.

Table reprinted with permission from Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, 31 Rumsey St., Box 281, Bath, NY, 14810.

Peruse a listing of tools from this era on display at the Davistown Museum.