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Manufactured/Badged by:
Union Mfg. Co. (New Britain, CT)
New Britain, CT

True Manufacturer:
Union Mfg. Co. (New Britain, CT), New Britain, CT
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Lathe, Metal
Machine Size: 12 inch
Submitted By: Paul Wogaman
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Chuck 12" Iron Combination reversible 4 jaw
Date of Manufacturer: ~1911-1913
Serial Number: Unknown
Last Updated 11/16/2020 11:07:40 PM

Comments:
Incorporates Skinner patented combination design, No. 255,039 (March 14, 1882) and reversible jaw patent No. 302,649 (July 29, 1884).

Referenced on page 41 of the 1925 Union Mfg Co. catalog (with sticker on cover withdrawing prices, dated May 15, 1926), indicated by code word "sour." VM document No. 18168.pdf.

Disassembly revealed a repairable through-crack in the cam ring (not pictured).

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Comments: Note knob on cam ring is broken off.
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