Contractor purchases piece of manufacturer's history
When a Colorado contractor bought a well-worn machine from a used equipment dealer, he didn’t realize he had purchased a piece of the manufacturer’s history.
If you want to see the first multihead machine Gripnail Corp. ever made, don’t go to the company’s headquarters in Rhode Island.
Instead, head to Loveland, Colorado — but don’t expect to see a museum-quality piece. The well-used 1973 machine is in Kuck Mechanical’s sheet metal shop, attached to a coil line, where it runs every day, fastening insulation to ductwork.