Photo Index - J. G. Blount Co. - JG Blount

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. G. Blount Co.
Everett, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	hard to tell
Submitted By:	Nick DeBenedetto

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	JG Blount
Date of Manufacturer:	Pre 1920?
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/2/2008 10:20:07 AM

Comments:

I traded this lathe for an old Shopsmith 10ER. I got a good trade! The machine is an oddity in the fact that it has a 36" bed, which was not listed anywhere. The smallest bed listed in the 1912 JG Blount catalog was 44". I have found no other bed information on this machine so I'm basing this on Robert Bernstein's 1912 catalog.

We concluded it must be a manual training lathe, explaining the short bed and large head and tailstocks. Chances this machine was actually used in any kind of a production setting is slim. It looks more like a metal lathe than a wood lathe, but without a threading set up, or a change gear box.

I'm still looking for any information on this machine, and I appreciate the help from all of you on this site.

Nick

Photo 1:

Comments: As traded
Source: Other guy's camera

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Photo 2:

Comments: As traded
Source: Other guy's camera

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Photo 3:

Comments: Close up of the massive head stock, and countershaft hanger, in my tent.
Source: My Kodak

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