Photo Index - Silver Manufacturing Co. - ?? or Moak Machine and Foundry Co. ??

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Silver Manufacturing Co.
Salem, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	36"
Submitted By:	Jim Frahm

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	?? or Moak Machine and Foundry Co. ??
Date of Manufacturer:	Pre-OSHA! 1920s or earlier?
Serial Number:
Last Updated	6/8/2012 12:54:52 PM

Comments:

The 36" band saw shown below appeared on eBay in March 2003. Its owner bought it from a defunct furniture maker and was told it was a Yates-American product. He has also been told it may be a product of the Moak Machine and Foundry Co. There are no markings on the saw itself.

Now fitted with a 3 hp, 3 phase motor, the saw looks old enough to have originally used an overhead flat belt system for power. The table is 38" x 31" and the weight was estimated to be roughly 1100 lbs. Evidently there are no integral safety guards or other new-fangled stuff!

If anyone knows more about Y-A or Moak saws of this type, email me and I will amend these notes...

Edit - the manufacturer was been identified as a Silver, and the entry manufacturing data has been updated accordingly. The original upload date for this entry was 3/24/2003. The date of editing this entry was 6/8/2012. Admin/DG

Photo 1:

Comments: View of working side
Source: eBay Seller

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Photo 2:

Comments: View of other side
Source: eBay Seller

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