1919 Leighton A Wilkie and his father Julius, develop automotive connecting rod alignment machine for auto repair shops and market it by direct-demonstration selling1927 the Wilkies incorporate as Continental Machine specialties Company in Minneapolis Minnesota to engage in tool and die work and metal stamping1930 the continental process, a low-cost method for making stamping dies is patented and the first step toward a direct marketing organization is taken1933 Leighton Wilkie develops the last of the seven basic machine tools, the metalcutting contour bandsawing machine1934 Robert J Wilkie brother of Leighton becomes president of Continental Machines in charge of research and development1935 first DOALL band machine demonstrations in customer plants from a mobile trailer unit starts a new era in machine tool making 1938 first automotive-type production line in machine tool industryis set up to build DOALL machines1939 Contour saws is established to develop and produce DoALL band saw blade; first DoALL precision surface grinder is developed and added to line
1940 DoALL cutting fluids are developed and marketed; DoALL Company is incorporated as primary wholesaler and marketing organization for DoALL products ; first industrial supply centers are created to provide uniform sales and service policies
