Photo Index - Elgin Tool Works - Bench Lathe

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Elgin Tool Works
Elgin, IL; Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Elgin Tool Works, Elgin, IL; Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Jim Owens

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Bench Lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	1920's
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/28/2021 7:27:23 AM

Comments:

I stumbled across this lathe in a local CL ad. It's made by the Elgin Tool Works company out of Elgin, IL. After a quick search I found some info that puts the manufacture date in the 1920's.During the early years of the Depression Elgin's assets were bought by Hardinge. More info......http://www.lathes.co.uk/elgin/

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