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5 unusual facts about American Machine and Foundry


DeWalt

After buying the company in 1949, American Machine & Foundry Co., Inc. sold it to Black & Decker in 1960.

Gerald A. Cann

He then joined the American Machine and Foundry Co. In 1965, he joined TRW as assistant program manager for surface ship sonar systems and program manager for undersea surveillance.

Harley-Davidson Evolution engine

Harley-Davidson's official name for the engine was likely related to the company's attempt to reform its image following the 1981 management buyout from previous owner American Machine and Foundry (AMF).

Hilu

Hilu was AMF's production version of a boat variety more commonly found in designs hand built by outrigger aficionados.

Northtown Plaza

A bowling establishment, Fair Lanes Windfern (today a branch of AMF) in nearby Jersey Village, Texas, was the location of another such crime in June 1980.


Wheelie bike

Other notable manufacturers and retailers that offered models include AMF, CCM, Columbia, Huffy, Iverson, J. C. Penney, Malvern Star, Monark, Murray, Ross, Sears, and Vindec.


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Richard W. Cook

From 1958 to 1973 Cook was employed as an executive at American Machine and Foundry Company and at the Marshall Space Flight Center.