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Remmel Brothers Manufacturing Co.
Kewaskum, WI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Philip Sponem

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Remmel Drilling Machine
Date of Manufacturer:	after 1894
Serial Number:
Last Updated	11/13/2011 11:26:08 PM

Comments:

I bought this Remmel drill press at a swap meet in Le Sueur Minnesota in the spring of 2011. This drill press was made by Remmel Bro. Mfg. Co. in Kewaskum Wisconsin. Since I bought my Remmel drill press, I have learned of four other Remmel drill presses. Two are in the Kewaskum Historical Society Museum in Kewaskum Wisconsin, the other two are privately owned and are near Kewaskum. I have seen three of these four other Remmel drills, and they all differ from one another as well as from my drill. All of these drills have a wood base as well as a wood upright. Of the two Remmel drills in the Kewaskum museum, one is a variation of the 1879 Remmel patent, and the other is based on the 1894 Remmel patent.

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Comments: Right side view of Remmel drill press before restoration. The base and upright are of wood construction. The original fly-wheel is missing.
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Comments: Front view of Remmel drill press after restoration.
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Comments: Left side view of Remmel drill press. The base and upright are made of wood. Stepping down on the foot pedal forces the spindle down.
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Comments: Right side view of Remmel drill press. I made the fly-wheel. It is 29 inches in diameter and is scaled from the 1894 Remmel patent drawings.
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Comments: Lower left side view of Remmel drill press showing the foot pedal.
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Comments: Close-up of tilting wook table on Remmel drill press. The work table can not be raised or lowered.
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