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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: 15" x 6'
Submitted By: robert mcallister
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: South Bend, cat # 888-C, O. C. G. tool room
Date of Manufacturer: 1934
Serial Number: 60,638 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated 9/27/2021 12:57:16 PM

Comments:
Originally sold to State trade school, Willimantic, Ct. 10/29/36 by Ideal machinery Co., Plainfield, Ct. I bought it from the 80 y.o. son of a machinist who reportedly got it from the school.

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Comments: 1934 15' x 6' south bend lathe
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Comments: carriage
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Comments: ID plate
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Comments: rehab
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Comments: rehab2
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Comments: rehab3
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