Photo Index - J. G. Blount Co. - 12.5" x 40" gapbed lathe

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. G. Blount Co.
Everett, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	12.5" x 40"
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	12.5" x 40" gapbed lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	After 1963
Serial Number:
Last Updated	12/8/2003 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

This Blount lathe is interesting because it is more recent than most of those seen on the used market. It was made after Blount was taken over by Williams & Hussey (date unknown). It could not have been made before mid-1963, because the label includes a zip code.

Photos are courtesy of Art Lazarus, Machinery Values Inc., imachine on eBay. Here is the machine information as listed in the eBay auction:
BLOUNT 12.5" x 40" WOOD LATHE
SWINGS 17" UP BY THE HEADSTOCK
MODEL: 4SIC SERIAL NUMBER: 307
SPEEDS: 600 - 1200 - 1800 - 3600 RPM
1/2 HP 220 VOLT 3 PHASE MOTOR

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