Photo Index - H. G. Barr & Co. - Sensitive Drill

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Manufactured/Badged by:
H. G. Barr & Co.
Worcester, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	14"
Submitted By:	Timothy Juvenal

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Sensitive Drill
Date of Manufacturer:	circa 1900
Serial Number:
Last Updated	3/4/2010 8:39:14 AM

Comments:

This drill has a property tag indicating it was once in the Miscellaneous Dept. of Niles-Bement-Pond, a manufacturer of heavy machinery. In a 1913 Iron Age ad, the Misc. Dept. of Niles-Bement-Pond offers for sale among various pieces of used machinery, a 14" Type A Barr Sensitive Drill. A 1904 used equipment sale ad in Modern Machinery mentions a No.1 Style B 14" Barr Sensitive Drill.

This drill hase a spring quill return, rather than the sash weight counterbalance, although the pulleys are present for sash weight chain.

The quill has a #1 Morse taper.

This drill came from the estate of a local man, and no infiormation on it's provenance is available.

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Comments: garage door shot
Source: @ the shop

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Photo 2:

Comments: don't make fun of the paint - this is a sensitive drill
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Comments: base
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Comments: niles-bement-pond tag
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Comments: back to work for this drill
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