V-Ripper- Pre 1927?--MFG. By Lakewood Engineering Company

'The Lakewood Engineering Company, founded in 1896, is one of the largest manufacturers in the world of concrete mixing and handling machinery for use in road construction and, in addition, manufactures concrete mixing and distributing machinery for general concrete construction work; and trucks and trailers for factory and warehouse haulage.' 'The company's paving equipment constitutes practically 50% of its business and more than half of this consists of units manufactured practically exclusively by the Company. In 1922, the Company produced 90% of all finishing and sub-grading machines produced in the country.' 'The Company owns a modern factory and office building on 6 1/2 acres of land owned in fee, located in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, on the New York Central Railway. The factory and office building contain over 131,000 square feet of floor space.' An advertisement in the 31 January 1923 Chicago Tribune for Alemite high pressure lubricating systems lists Lakewood Engineering as a user of its products under the category of Cranes and Hoists. An advertisement in the 12 February 1921 New York Times for the Electric Automobile Show lists Lakewood Engineering under the category of Indoor Trucks. The advertisement from the week before lists them under Industrial Trucks. The 14 February 1933 issue of New York Times contains the last of an ongoing series of annual meetings, and a 1947 obituary notes that someone worked for the 'old Lakewood Engineering Company.' Submitted by Wayne Harmon, from NC