Bridgeport is a machine tool brand that produced manual milling machines, surface grinders, and computer-controlled metal cutting machine tools from 1938 to 2004.
Bridgeport manual milling machines have come in many types and sizes over the years, including (but not limited to) the C head (original), R head (heavy duty C head), M head, J head (and high speed, 5440 RPM version), 2J1 1/2 head (1.5 HP Vari-Speed), 2J2 (2HP Vari-speed), and Series II head (4HP Vari-speed).
The company’s Series 1 Standard Mill, a manually operated metal cutting machine, debuted in 1939 and remains one of the best-known machines in the business, with over 330,000 units sold.