In 1940, Burch Manufacturing Company changed its name to Manley to match its
owner--Charles T. Manley. Burch Manufacturing Company was founded by
Julian Burch in 1922 or 1923. Shortly thereafter Charles T. Manley joined
Burch. After another short period of time, Julian Burch left the company
and went to St. Louis where he started a new company to manufacture popcorn
machine--Star Manufacturing. Manley maintained the Burch name for many
years until it was changed in 1940. On their emblem in the late 1940s, it
said Manley, formerly Burch Manufacturing Company.
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Here is one of the later Burch Machines, the Worlds Fair Model:
Photo courtesy of Forum Member heggers
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