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Manufactured/Badged by:
Champion Blower & Forge Co.
Lancaster, PA

True Manufacturer:
Champion Blower & Forge Co., Lancaster, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Thomas VanLeeuwen

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	# 92 Straight Shaft Post Drill
Date of Manufacturer:	Early 1900's
Serial Number:	None
Last Updated	8/30/2013 6:29:07 PM

Comments:

It is a straight shaft, meant to have the bits or a secondary Drill-Bit holder bolted in.
If you bolt in an additional straight chuck or adjustable chuck you loose 2-3".
Contemporary 1/2" straight shaft adjustable chucks are available for about $35.

In the process of cleaning it up I discovered a stamp on the chuck between the two holes, The top line is stamped JUNE 18.0 The Second line reads LANCASTER PA. A detail of the chuck is shown below. The top line would have been JUNE 18.07 The date of the Bit Holder Patent issue. I have been told by someone who owns this model, that PAT precedes the date.
This is a VM Link to the Patent Detail. Very interesting. http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=16587

It came with 5 bits. The shafts are a tad shy of 1/2", each with a flat.

The table is interesting.
You loosen the wing nut and swing it out of the way exposing a yoke.

I would think that drilling was a slow process, it is not exactly ergonomically designed.
The board is not original. Routed edges.

It has been cleaned up, greased and oiled for corrosion protection.

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Comments: OVERALL VIEW VERTICAL
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Comments: Restored
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Comments: COMPANY NAME IN CASTING
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Comments: Model # in casting Handle and Drive Gear off
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Comments: TABLE SWUNG TO SIDE EXPOSING YOKE
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Comments: DETAIL OF CHUCK SHOWING STAMP - Top Line Reads JUNE 18.0? -- ? WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7. DATE OF THE PATENT ISSUE FOR THE Drill-Bit Holder. Second Line Reads LANCASTER PA
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