Thor Power Tool Company Aurora Il

An electric power tool comprising a housing having air intake and outlet openings and being split to form a cover half and a support half and a motor having a fan for moving air through said housing an armature a brush assembly and a stator having air passages formed on its inner periphery adjacent said armature said halves having integral sockets formed therein for holding said brush.

Thor power tool company aurora il. These companies are located in chicago il detroit mi flowood ms knoxville tn los angeles ca montgomery al shelton ct st louis mo st. The company returned to their manufacturing business subsequently producing thor branded pneumatic and power tools as well as appliances under the name aurora pneumatic tools well into the fifties. 1953 article company name change the minneapolis star mar. By 1905 the company had created a line of pneumatic tools and in the middle of that year created a wholly owned stand alone organization to manufacture and sell that line the independent pneumatic tool co.

2000 employees total in illinois. 234 paving breaker 60lb 24 paving breaker 80lb 25. Aurora machine tool co. Louis mo and wilmington de.

Historian greg walters has written extensively on the history of the thor motorcycle company and the aurora automatic machine company and you can learn more here. A chicago sales office was located at 1834 south laramie avenue where 25 people worked. In 1962 the thor power tool company located at 175 north state street in aurora employed 1500 people who made portable air and electric powered tools. In 1902 the company was renamed to the aurora automatic machinery co.

Began as a machine shop in 1886 making bicycle parts and later motorcycle parts. 1957 ad thor speedtools popular mechanics february 1957. 1955 ad new thor electric impact wrench popular mechanics february 1955.