Photo Index - General Hardware Co. - SK 6

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Manufactured/Badged by:
General Hardware Co.
Milwaukee, WI

True Manufacturer:
General Hardware Co., Milwaukee, WI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	6"
Submitted By:	Matt Hanley

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	SK 6
Date of Manufacturer:	1931
Serial Number:
Last Updated	6/17/2022 4:44:55 PM

Comments:

This grinder goes back at least to my grandfather. I'm assuming it's Model SK 6 because the wheel is 6". I'm also assuming it is approximately 1931 vintage because the company was founded in 1930, the picture matches a 1931 publication, and the decal says General Grinder Corp. whereas the company changed its name the following year to General Hardware Corp. But it's entirely possible that I've connected the dots incorrectly. The first two pictures are shortly after I began to clean it up when my father handed it down to me. The decal did not survive intact. The last picture is after cleaning and reassembly. The tool rest is missing.

Photo 1:

Comments: Initial efforts to clean up the grinder revealed a decal
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Comments: Decal
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Comments: After cleanup and reassembly
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