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Manufactured/Badged by:
South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN

True Manufacturer:
South Bend Lathe Works, South Bend, IN
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Lathe, Metal
Machine Size: 9" x 3'
Submitted By: Paul Schaffner
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: 9" Model A
Date of Manufacturer: 1943
Serial Number: 136007 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated 7/10/2013 3:28:39 PM

Comments:
Catalog number 544Y (rear-drive v-pulley). 3 foot bed, 9" swing, model A. Missing some parts, needs cleaning up, but in functional condition. A ex-DPC machine (i.e. Defense Plant Corporation), with "CLEGRAPH" markings and s/n (DPC 18288 CLEGRAPH). CLEGRAPH indicates the original owner (Cleveland Graphite Bronze, a major maker of bearings.) Shown as received. Originally shipped 3/25/1943. Originally equipped with a 440v 3ph 1/2 hp motor; since then supplied with 120v 1ph motor.

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Comments: DPC 'CLEGRAPH' plate
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