Photo Index - Sigourney Tool Co. - Sensitive drilling machine, single spindle, floor model

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sigourney Tool Co.
Hartford, CT

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Paul Schaffner

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Sensitive drilling machine, single spindle, floor model
Date of Manufacturer:	1910, plus or minus 30 years
Serial Number:
Last Updated	10/19/2011 6:24:14 PM

Comments:

Acquired from University of Michigan 'Property Disposition' office. Apparently originally a flat-belt-driven machine modified with a modern universal motor and variable speed control. Plain (bronze) bearing model. Equipped with 3/8" keyless chuck. 2-1/2" stroke. Counterweighted table.

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Comments: As purchased.
Source: Univ of Michigan Property Disposition public auction listing.

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Comments: A selection of (mostly advertising) pictures showing presumably the original configuration, before modification.
Source: Public domain sources, via Google Books, viz., Mechanical News 16 (1886); The American Machinist 4

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Comments: Iron base
Source: PFSchaffner

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Comments: Nameplate
Source: PFSchaffner

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Comments: Distributor's name plate (Pratt & Whitney)
Source: PFSchaffner

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Comments: Arriving by Scion. Much heavier than it looks!
Source: PFSchaffner

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