Here is a very brief history of Sidney Machine:
In 1905, A. C. Getz found the Sidney Machine Works in the former Sebastian-May factory. This company produced wood working equipment under the Famous brand and under the Sidney name. They started building metal cutting lathes shortly there after, changing the name of the company to Sidney Machine Tool. By the start of the Second World War, they were only making metal cutting lathes. Sidney was famous for their herringbone gear headstock.
Sidney Machine Tool Company was bought by Buhr Machine Tool Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1961 and renamed it Buhr Sidney. In 1963, Summerfeld Machine Company purchased Buhr Sidney to form Summerfeld-Sidney. Summerfed-Sidney ceased building lathes early in 1964 as they consolidated operations to their main facility in Pennsylvania. They then sold the former Sidney Machine Tool Company’s factory to the Stolle Company. In 1967 McFadden Machine Company purchased the liquidated assets of Sommerfeld-Sidney. John Sherbondy purchased the repair part rights for the lathes produced by the Sidney Machine Tool Company, in April of 1974. He formed Sidney Machine Company for the sole purpose of supplying replacement parts. Stolle used the former Sidney Machine Tool plant for a variety of functions last being a warehouse until it was badly damaged by fire in December 2004.