I just picked up a hand sighting level in a leather case.  The level is
marked Dieterich Post Co.  Does anyone know anything about this company?  [I
bought it partly because it's cool and partly because Dieterich is my wife's
maiden name.]

Joe


Joe Neustein

"It's amazing how much one can learn and still know nothing."

Hi Joe,

It's Frederick Post Co., Chicago, Ill., established 1921 and bought 
out by Teledyne about 1970. They sold drafting, slide rules, surveyors 
supplies, much like Aloe,  Dietzgen, Keuffel & Esser, etc.

Hope this helps,

Dan Weinstock
Geneva, NY
weindan@h...

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jneustein@p...  wrote:

"I just picked up a hand sighting level in a leather case.  The level is
marked Dieterich Post Co.  Does anyone know anything about this company?  
[I bought it partly because it's cool and partly because Dieterich is my 
wife's maiden name.]

Joe"

Joe N. asked about this company and Dan W. suggested it was probably the
Frederick Post Co. of Chicago. I suspect Dan's right, but am sorry that
destroys part of the attraction of Joe's tool. But I do think Dan was
wrong about the Post Co. being established in 1921. The DAT shows them
starting in1889 and lasting until1972. It's quite possible they were
incorporated in 1921; while compiling the DAT, I ran into several cases
where the Est. and Inc. dates got mixed up.

Best,
Bob

Dan wrote -
	
	It's Frederick Post Co., Chicago, Ill., established 1921 and bought 
	out by Teledyne about 1970

	Who was acquired by Phomat Corporation, who changed their name to
Post & Company, who was acquired by Azon Corporation (who also acquired K&E
some years back). Part of the Post & Company business was absorbed into
Azon, while the remaining portion became Media Design Corporation, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Azon, which serves the OEM and VAR market. And that's
way more than you cared to know.

	Dennis Heyza
	Director of Operations
	Media Design Corporation
	Madison Heights, Michigan