Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - Bench Model Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Matthew Swank

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Bench Model Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1940
Serial Number:	9DP1040
Last Updated	12/5/2022 1:25:49 PM

Comments:

While browsing the photos for my local auction house I noticed this drill press in the background of one photo. I consulted the photo index on this site with the intent of determining just what it was I was looking at. Though not entirely sure, my best bet was that it was either an Atlas or Craftsman drill press. On the day of the auction I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this was actually a Walker-Turner drill press. I had not made it that far through the photo index. The machine was very dirty, but intact, with no apparent missing pieces or parts (other than the original motor and switch). The belt even appears to be original, though in nasty shape. I ended up investing four hours and $45 to get the machine. I have started disassembling/cleaning things but do not yet know if I will paint it. I'll decide on that when I see what is under all the crud.

By the way, in the first picture, the clean area on the press's table is not my doing. That area simply escaped becoming rusty like the rest of the surface.

Did I mention that this is my THIRD drill press?

Photo 1:

Comments: Left Side - As Purchased
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Photo 2:

Comments: Badge
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Photo 3:

Comments: Motor Badge
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Photo 4:

Comments: Motor Switch and Homemade Push/Pull Rod
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Comments: Serial Number
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Photo 6:

Comments: Pic From Auctioneer's Site
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