Manual

Page 4 of 64 General Machine Products Co., Inc.

Founded by engineer George M. Pfundt in 1936, GMP started op-

erations in a downtown Philadelphia building as a specialty ma-

chine shop doing work for the local Bell Telephone company and

for the electric utility company. GMP expanded to a production

shop after landing a contract

with Western Electric Com-

pany and, subsequently, forming a close relation-

ship with Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray

Hill, N.J., which enabled it to manufacture proto-

types of products for experimental use within the

Bell System.

Having outgrown the original factory building, the

company built a 100,000 square foot plant in

Trevose, PA (a Philadelphia suburb) and moved

there in 1957. Today GMP is recognized as a pre-

mier worldwide supplier of specialty tools and equipment for the outside plant market-

place. The company's products are known for their robust design and durability to with-

stand many years of frequent use.

INTRODUCTION