Warner & Swasey
Variant namesLeading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. The company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1881 by Worcester R. Warner, who had a passionate interest in astronomy, and Ambrose Swasey. The company was bought by the Bendix Corp. of Michigan in 1980, which was taken over by Allied in 1983, which, in turn, sold it to Cross and Trecker in 1984.
From the description of Records, 1883, 1937-1970. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22748511
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | A.J. Wilkinson & Co. Trade catalogs of metalworking equipment, 1918-1937. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| referencedIn | Bailey, Walter K. Walter K. Bailey papers, 1975-1991. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Mount Wilson Director's papers, 1901-1925. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Warner & Swasey Co. Service Manual; Fork Lift Truck. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| referencedIn | Bailey, Walter K. Walter K. Bailey family papers, 1898-1970 [microform]. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Scott, Frank Augustus, 1873-1949. Papers, series II, 1894-1949. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Warner, Worcester Reed, 1846-1929. Papers, 1896-1900. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Warner & Swasey. Records, 1883, 1937-1970. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Carl Zeiss (Firm). Trade catalogs of scientific and industrial instruments, 1846-1943. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| creatorOf | A.J. Wilkinson & Co. Trade catalogs of metalworking equipment, 1852-1950. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| referencedIn | International Association of Machinists. District 54 (Cleveland, Ohio). Records, 1903-1965, 1945-1965. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | A.A. Jones & Shipman, Ltd. Trade catalogs of hardware, 1917-1947. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| referencedIn | [Warner & Swasey collection]. | Cleveland Public Library, Main Library |
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| associatedWith | Bailey, Walter K. | person |
| associatedWith | Bailey, Walter K. | person |
| associatedWith | Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | International Association of Machinists. District 54 (Cleveland, Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scott, Frank Augustus, 1873-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Swasey, Ambrose, 1846-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Warner, Worcester Reed, 1846-1929. | person |
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