In 1936-37, Munding Manufacturing Co. was manufacturing benchtop radial drilling machines. In 1953 the rights to the machine were acquired by the Cleveland Lead Screw Tapping Machine Co., a subsidiary of Automatic Steel Products Co., Inc. The radial drill was renamed to the "Cleveland-Munding" bench radial drill. As far as we can tell, the drill did not remain in production for more than a year or two.

We have also seen a Munding-designed radial drill branded with the "Kessco" name. A search for information on "Kessco" has been utterly unsuccessful.

Information Sources

• May 1937 issue of Machinery:

  The 40-inch bench type radial drilling machine built by the Munding Mfg. Co., 703 E. Colorado Blvd., Glendale, Calif., is capable of drilling small holes over an area greater than is possible with many larger machines.

• October 1953 Mill & Factory, vol. 563 p. 236.Cleveland Tapping Acquires Munding Company—The Cleveland Tapping Machine Company, subsidiary of Automatic Steel Products, Inc. of Canton, Ohio, announces the purchase of the Munding bench radial drill from The Munding Machine Co. of Glendale, Calif. They will manufacture and sell this article as the Cleveland- Munding bench radial drill.
• February 1954 Machinery, vol. 60 p. 236.

  Cleveland-Munding Bench Radial Drill

  A bench radial drill recently purchased from the Munding Machine Co., Glendale, Calif., by the Cleveland Tapping Machine Co., Dept. M, subsidiary of Automatic Steel Products, Inc., Canton 6, Ohio, is being introduced as the “Cleveland-Munding” bench radial drill. This drill is designed to combine the convenience and accuracy of a sensitive drill, the range and capacity of a large drill, and the speed and flexibility of a radial drill. It is equipped with a column 3 3/8 inches in diameter, has an arm 24 inches long, and will drill holes up to 1/2 inch in steel.

  The radial arm has a vertical travel of 25 inches on the column, and the head has a horizontal travel of 18 inches on the arm. The spindle has a travel of 6 1/8 inches and is equipped with a 1/3-, 1/2-, or 3/4-H.P. motor. Eight spindle speeds are available ranging from 160 to 3140 R.P.M.

• An owwm.org forum post shows a benchtop Munding radial drill with a tag saying that it was made by the Cleveland Lead Screw Tapping Machine Co.