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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wadkin Ltd.
Nottingham

True Manufacturer:
Wadkin Ltd., Nottingham

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Radial Arm Saw
Machine Size:	14", 2hp
Submitted By:	John Vannisselroy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	CK
Date of Manufacturer:	1958
Serial Number:	BCK 57370
Last Updated	1/29/2024 4:07:40 AM

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This machine was recently for sale in Levin, New Zealand. It's not mine.

I am not sure whether this should be listed under "Wadkin" or "Wadkin-Bursgreen". The CK is a Wadkin (Green Lane, Leicester) design, however after Wadkin merged with Sagar-Bursgreen, production of the CK shifted to one of the former Bursgreen factories (most likely Fence Houses, Durham) and the model became BCK.
However, while the tag says "Wadkin-Bursgreen" and is definitely a Wadkin-Bursgreen tag, the test number - 58741 - fits in the Green Lane numbering system, suggesting the machine was tested at the Green Lane works, or at least by Green Lane works staff.

This machine is unusual in that, instead of the large cast iron stand that most CKs came with, this machine is designed to be bench mounted. It looks like a standard CK, right down to the base of the vertical column and casting. Only the base plate looks unique to this "short" or "bench" version of the CK saw.

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