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Manufactured/Badged by:
Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Co.
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Co., Chicago, IL
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Other
Machine Size:
Submitted By: Jeff Joslin
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Marvel shear
Date of Manufacturer: 1907 (approx.)
Serial Number:
Last Updated 10/9/2017 7:22:02 PM

Comments:
This shear is the property of Richard Imhoff, who provided the pictures. The shear bears a 1906 patent date corresponding to patent 833,294. A 1908 patent improved on that design so it seems reasonable to assume that this shear is from before that patent was issued.

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Comments: End view
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Comments: With some paint to make the text legible
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Comments: Other side
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Comments: Closeup of company name
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Comments: Patent date
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Comments: Tape measure for scale.
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