[Warner & Swasey collection]. 1889-1946.

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[Warner & Swasey collection]. 1889-1946.

16 items ; in box 27 cm.

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Leading 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...