Delta / Rockwell Mfg / Rockwell-Delta Serial Number Registry - Drill Press No. W2930

Machine Serial Number Registry

Manufactured By:
Delta / Rockwell Mfg / Rockwell-Delta
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Registry Detail

Machine Information
Serial Number:	W2930
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Description:	Workbench Drill Press
Owner:	Dylan Buffum
Manufacture Date:
Notes:	Source=Owner's submission. Owner's notes: Rockwell Mfr. Co. acquired Delta in 1945, and sold it off in the early 1980's. I suspect the vintage of this is 1945-1960's, but I don't know for sure. It was inherited from my grandfather, who lived in Brooklyn from the depression into the 1990's. There's a plaque on the press identifying the retailer as "Rudolf Bass Machinery-Supplies" with an address on Lafayette St., New York, NY. I'd love to get any other information that's available, and maybe narrow down the exact year of manufacture.

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