Photo Index - Hannifin Manufacturing Co. - Model 8-200 Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Hannifin Manufacturing Co.
Chicago, IL; Des Plaines, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
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Submitted By:	Randy Sauder

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 8-200 Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1920 +/- ?
Serial Number:	L-240-G
Last Updated	3/21/2025 12:24:41 AM

Comments:

This is a Press made by the Hannifin Manufacturing Co, Chicago, IL. The attached ID plate shows it as Model 8-200 with Serial No. L-240-G. The bore and stroke are blank, or perhaps no longer readable? Date of manufacture is unknown? My speculation is that it dates to perhaps 1920 +/- but that is only a guess? About 2015 it was purchased from a scrap metal dealer in Atlanta, Georgia and nothing is known about its history, what company used it, or for what particular purpose. When found it had a wood structure (seen in one or two of the pictures) attached to the foot of the press. What purpose it provided is also unknown. The table is about 2 1/2" thick solid old steal. When hit with a hammer it rings like a high quality anvil. Shortly after purchase the table, arms and cylinder were removed as shown in some pictures. Since it was found in Atlanta and survived being scrapped in metal drives during WWII my guess is it was used directly or indirectly in the war effort? Again, that is pure speculation.

Photo 1:

Comments: The Hannifin Press when found and with some parts removed.
Source: Personal photo taken by Randy Sauder

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Photo 2:

Comments: Views of the Press at the scrap metal dealer
Source: Personal photo by Randy Sauder

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Photo 3:

Comments: The ID name plate affixed to the press
Source: Personal photo by Randy Sauder

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Photo 4:

Comments: The press frame as it sits today
Source: Personal photo by Randy Sauder

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