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Manufactured/Badged by:
Weaver Manufacturing Co.
Springfield, IL

True Manufacturer:
Weaver Manufacturing Co., Springfield, IL
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Other
Machine Size: 35 Ton
Submitted By: Jonathan Sherwood
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Screw Press
Date of Manufacturer: 1916
Serial Number:
Last Updated 6/27/2021 2:31:36 PM

Comments:
Purchased from a woodworker in SE Pennsylvania. Patent date was 1916. Similar to modern H-frame bottle jack presses in that it's constructed from steel channel, however it's an A-frame profile.
Some casting parts were badly damaged and required extensive welding repair.

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Comments: Overall
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Comments: Lever arm
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Comments: Damaged casting
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Comments: Repaired
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