Photo Index - Silver Manufacturing Co. - No. 24 post drill

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

True Manufacturer:
Silver Manufacturing Co., Salem, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	22"
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 24 post drill
Date of Manufacturer:	1915 (approx.)
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/11/2019 9:17:41 PM

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This No. 24 post drill belongs to Joe Fleace, who gave us permission to post his pictures here.

The No. 24 was the biggest, most complex and most expensive post drill in Silver's 1911 catalog. It could drill to the center of a 22-inch circle. By 1916 a bigger post drill that was offered (see Photo 6, below). This new model was a sort of a hybrid between a traditional post drill and a column mounted drill press (compare Photo 6 to the column-mounted drill press shown in Photo 5). That new model was strictly line-shaft powered whereas the No. 24 was available either with a hand crank or with both a hand crank and a line-shaft tight/loose pulley setup.

Joe's drill has been modified to include a motor connected by a vee belt. The hand crank has been removed.

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Comments: From 1916 Silver catalog
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Comments: What was superseding the No. 24. From 1916 Silver catalog
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Comments: A hybrid post/column drill from 1916 Silver catalog
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