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[[File:CNC-VTL-Bullard.jpg|thumb|A Bullard [[CNC]] VTL.]]
 
[[File:CNC-VTL-Bullard.jpg|thumb|right|A Bullard [[CNC]] VTL.]]
[[File:Bullard Mult-Au-Matic 1914.png|thumb|Bullard Mult-Au-Matic, a vertical, multispindle automatic lathe, 1914.<ref name="Roe1916p276ff">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA277 p. 276 ff.]</ref>]]
[[File:Bullard Mult-Au-Matic 1914.png|thumb|Bullard Mult-Au-Matic, a vertical, multispindle automatic lathe, 1914.<ref name="Roe1916p276ff">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA277 p. 276 ff.]</ref>]]
[[File:No Factory Will Run On Memorial Day - NARA - 533867.jpg|thumb|right|[[Memorial Day]] 1942 at Bullard]]
[[File:No Factory Will Run On Memorial Day - NARA - 533867.jpg|thumb|[[Memorial Day]] 1942 at Bullard]]


The '''Bullard Machine Tool Company''' was a large American [[machine tool builder]]. It specialized in vertical boring mills and was largely responsible for the development of the modern form of that class of [[machine tool]]s.<ref name="Roe1916pp183-185">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA183 pp. 183-185]</ref>
The '''Bullard Machine Tool Company''' was a large American [[machine tool builder]]. It specialized in vertical boring mills and was largely responsible for the development of the modern form of that class of [[machine tool]]s.<ref name="Roe1916pp183-185">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA183 pp. 183-185]</ref>


The firm was founded in 1894 by '''Edward Payson Bullard Sr.''' (born April 18, 1841, in [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]], US; died December 22, 1906, in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], US<ref name="Day_etal_1996pp113-114">{{Harvnb|Day|McNeil|1996}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=UuigWMLVriMC&pg=PA113 pp. 113-114]</ref>). He received formative experience at [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|the Colt armory]] and [[Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems|Pratt & Whitney]],<ref name="Day_etal_1996pp113-114" /> which were influential development centers for generations of [[Tool and die maker|toolmakers]].<ref name="Roe1916p174">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA174 p. 174]</ref>  Bullard Sr is believed to have developed the first small [[Boring (mechanical)|boring]] machine designed to do the [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] work previously performed on the [[Lathe faceplate|faceplate]] of a [[Lathe (metal)|lathe]].<ref name="Roe1916p184">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA184 p. 184]</ref> Roe (1916) says that "Up to that time boring machines were relied on only for large and rough work."<ref name="Roe1916p184" />
==History==
The firm was founded in 1894 by '''Edward Payson Bullard Sr.''' (born April 18, 1841, in [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]], US; died December 22, 1906, in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], US<ref name="Day_etal_1996pp113-114">{{Harvnb|Day|McNeil|1996}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=UuigWMLVriMC&pg=PA113 pp. 113-114]</ref>). He received formative experience at [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] and [[Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems]],<ref name="Day_etal_1996pp113-114" /> which were influential development centers for generations of [[Tool and die maker|toolmakers]].<ref name="Roe1916p174">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA174 p. 174]</ref>  Bullard Sr is believed to have developed the first small [[Boring (mechanical)|boring]] machine designed to do the [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] work previously performed on the [[Lathe faceplate|faceplate]] of a [[Lathe (metal)|lathe]].<ref name="Roe1916p184">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X-EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA184 p. 184]</ref> Roe (1916) says that "Up to that time boring machines were relied on only for large and rough work."<ref name="Roe1916p184" />


Bullard Sr.'s son, [[Edward P. Bullard Jr.|Edward Payson Bullard Jr.]] (1872–1953), continued the family machine tool business and brought the turret principle to the vertical boring mill, making it a [[Turret lathe#Vertical turret lathes|vertical turret lathe]].<ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982">{{Harvnb|American Precision Museum|1982}}</ref> For a while in America during the 20th century, the name "Bullard" on the shop floor was something of a [[genericized trademark]] for vertical turret-head boring mills.<ref>{{Harvnb|Burghardt|Axelrod|Anderson|1959|p=12}}.</ref> E.P. Bullard Jr led the development of the company's multiple-[[Spindle (tool)|spindle]] {{Visible anchor|Mult-Au-Matic}} brand machine that became an important [[automatic lathe]] in the mass production of parts for the [[automotive industry]].<ref name="Roe1916p276ff"/><ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982" /> Bullard Jr was president of the company for 40 years, through [[World War I]], the [[interwar period]], and [[World War II]], a period during which the Bullard company was the largest machine tool builder in the U.S.,<ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982" /> and vast volumes of military [[materiel|matériel]] were produced by countless companies running Bullard machines. Bullard is now owned by [[Bourn & Koch]], based in [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Bourn & Koch continues to provide OEM parts, service and support for their machines.
Bullard Sr.'s son, [[Edward P. Bullard Jr.|Edward Payson Bullard Jr.]] (1872–1953), continued the family machine tool business and brought the turret principle to the vertical boring mill, making it a [[Turret lathe#Vertical turret lathes|vertical turret lathe]].<ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982">{{Harvnb|American Precision Museum|1982}}</ref> For a while in America during the 20th century, the name "Bullard" on the shop floor was something of a [[genericized trademark]] for vertical turret-head boring mills.<ref>{{Harvnb|Burghardt|Axelrod|Anderson|1959|p=12}}.</ref> E.P. Bullard Jr led the development of the company's multiple-[[Spindle (tool)|spindle]] {{Visible anchor|Mult-Au-Matic}} brand machine that became an important [[automatic lathe]] in the mass production of parts for the [[automotive industry]].<ref name="Roe1916p276ff"/><ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982" /> Bullard Jr was president of the company for 40 years, through [[World War I]], the [[interwar period]], and [[World War II]], a period during which the Bullard company was the largest machine tool builder in the U.S.,<ref name="AmerPrecisMuseum1982" /> and vast volumes of military [[materiel|matériel]] were produced by countless companies running Bullard machines. Bullard is now owned by [[Bourn & Koch]], based in [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Bourn & Koch continues to provide OEM parts, service and support for their machines.
==See also==
* [[Cincinnati Milling Machine Company]]


==References==
==References==
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* {{Citation | editor-last1 = Day | editor-first1 = Lance | editor-last2= McNeil |editor-first2=Ian |title=Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |year=1996 |isbn=0-415-06042-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuigWMLVriMC |lccn=95026250}}
* {{Citation | editor-last1 = Day | editor-first1 = Lance | editor-last2= McNeil |editor-first2=Ian |title=Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |year=1996 |isbn=0-415-06042-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuigWMLVriMC |lccn=95026250}}
* {{Roe1916}}
* {{Roe1916}}
==External links==
*[https://www.ndpac.com/ Industrial Machinery]


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File:CNC-VTL-Bullard.jpg
A Bullard CNC VTL.
File:Bullard Mult-Au-Matic 1914.png
Bullard Mult-Au-Matic, a vertical, multispindle automatic lathe, 1914.[1]
File:No Factory Will Run On Memorial Day - NARA - 533867.jpg
Memorial Day 1942 at Bullard

The Bullard Machine Tool Company was a large American machine tool builder. It specialized in vertical boring mills and was largely responsible for the development of the modern form of that class of machine tools.[2]

History

The firm was founded in 1894 by Edward Payson Bullard Sr. (born April 18, 1841, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, US; died December 22, 1906, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US[3]). He received formative experience at Colt's Manufacturing Company and Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems,[3] which were influential development centers for generations of toolmakers.[4] Bullard Sr is believed to have developed the first small boring machine designed to do the accurate work previously performed on the faceplate of a lathe.[5] Roe (1916) says that "Up to that time boring machines were relied on only for large and rough work."[5]

Bullard Sr.'s son, Edward Payson Bullard Jr. (1872–1953), continued the family machine tool business and brought the turret principle to the vertical boring mill, making it a vertical turret lathe.[6] For a while in America during the 20th century, the name "Bullard" on the shop floor was something of a genericized trademark for vertical turret-head boring mills.[7] E.P. Bullard Jr led the development of the company's multiple-spindle Template:Visible anchor brand machine that became an important automatic lathe in the mass production of parts for the automotive industry.[1][6] Bullard Jr was president of the company for 40 years, through World War I, the interwar period, and World War II, a period during which the Bullard company was the largest machine tool builder in the U.S.,[6] and vast volumes of military matériel were produced by countless companies running Bullard machines. Bullard is now owned by Bourn & Koch, based in Rockford, Illinois. Bourn & Koch continues to provide OEM parts, service and support for their machines.

See also

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