Photo Index - Oliver Machinery Co. - Oliver Forge

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

True Manufacturer:
Oliver Machinery Co., Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Daniel Sutton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Oliver Forge
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Last Updated	1/2/2016 9:48:20 AM

Comments:

Large Oliver coal forge. I purchased a large industrial coal forge that had been sitting for years outdoors. It is an Oliver 130 model, missing the leg and water buckets. A new frame was fabricated to utilize the original pan and firepot. This old gal is definitely operating outside of her intended environment, but she is still operating.

The pan is approximately 30" square, with a large firepot. I'm using a Western Chief blower drive her and a homemade hood rather than a downdraft.

[ADMIN NOTE: Forges are getting pretty far from our focus on woodworking and metalworking machinery plus the engines and motors that power them. But in this case we'll let this Photo Index submission stand because it documents a little-known part of the history of an important maker. I added the second image, an advertisement from 1919.]

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Source: October 1919 "Manual Training" magazine

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