If there was ever a machine-tool maker who commanded universal respect it must have been Gorton in the USA. Based in Racine, the Company made a range of machines including pantograph engravers, die sinkers and die and mould duplicators, milling machines of all kinds, large planers, surface grinders, cutter grinders, multi-function machine tools (with several functions built into one body) large machining centres and even Swiss automatic lathes - a machine type that is only successful when constructed to the very highest of design and build standards. They also offered a one-off build service where a customer could present his machining problem and Gorton would construct something to solve it.
According to the Home Machinist forum: "Gorton owners are an exclusive bunch who just smile knowingly when the Bridgeport enthusiasts start talking. If you want to know the truth about these mills, take a page from the Packard Motor Car Company and 'Ask the man (or woman) who owns one."
One of George Gorton's descendants runs a website on the man and his machines: http://gorton-machine.org