Ohio Tool Routers

Production History

From about 1900, the O71 and O71 1/2 routers manufactured by Ohio Tool followed the Stanley line. It is believed that the lettering was changed when Ohio Tool started making routers for the Keen Kutter line.


Ohio Tool Routers

Type 1. 071 - 1901-1906 Keen Kutter lettering across center of casting


Type 2. 071 1/2 - 1907 Keen Kutter lettering


Type 3. 071 1/2 - 1907-1908


Type 4. 071 - 1908-1920. Open throat. Color varnished knobs.


Company History

Ohio Tool was founded in 1823 in Columbus, OH and incorporated with Auburn Tool in 1893. In 1914 the company moved to Charleston, WV, where it ended business in 1920.


Last modified: April 15, 1996

Jay Sutherland, jay@ee.cornell.edu