Photo Index - Kearney & Trecker Co. - Universal Center No 1, Dividing Head

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Kearney & Trecker Co.
Milwaukee, WI

True Manufacturer:
Kearney & Trecker Co., Milwaukee, WI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	10 inch swing
Submitted By:	Bruce Quisenberry

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Universal Center No 1, Dividing Head
Date of Manufacturer:	before 1919, based on lot number
Serial Number:	20-504 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	11/13/2020 4:44:36 PM

Comments:

Purchased on ebay from a seller in Southern California. The machine was used in an old machine shop that went out of business and was then acquired by a machinist who used it in his home shop prior to him passing away. The ebay seller purchased this machine and several lathe chucks from the estate sale. The widow of the machinist says the machine was used to make some parts for Disneyland, in Anaheim, CA.

Photo 1:

Comments: As purchased, with several layers of paint and hardened machine oil.
Source: ebay

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Photo 2:

Comments: After disassembly, cleaning and repainting. The original coating was a thick, oily black material. Catalog illustrations appear to show a textured finish so I tried to duplicate that with textured black paint over epoxy sealer.
Source: BQ

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Comments: Back side of the B&S #10 taper spindle. Serial number and production lot number still visible on the center above the spindle.
Source: BQ

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Comments: Machine was complete and undamaged. Appears to work well.
Source: BQ

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Comments: Machine number 20 of production lot #504 (before 1919).
Source: BQ

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Comments: Illustration of this Universal Center #1 from K&T catalog circa 1917. Paint appears to be textured or wrinkle finish. Original oil cups on top (vulnerable to damage)..
Source: Vintage Machinery.org literature archives.

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