Manufacturers Index - Champlin & Spencer
Champlin & Spencer
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
Last Modified: Aug 5 2008 8:53PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In the early 1880s this company made small tablesaws and drill presses.
Information Sources
- From ad in 1883 issue of Carpenter & Builder for foot- and hand-powered tablesaws.
- The June 1883 issue of Carpenter & Builder has an illustrated writeup on this company's small drill press. The unusual design has a lineshaft-powered bitstock that does not move up or down; instead, the surface of the work table is raised with a lever. The distance from post to center of table is only 3.5 inches, and the whole machine is only 26 inches high. The writeup also gives the company's address: 152 and 154 Lake Street, Chicago.