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Machine Serial Number Registry
Manufactured By:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI


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Machine Information
Serial Number: 053668
Machine Type: Lathe
Machine Description: No. 25-A 16" DMD
Owner: Jeff Erdman
Manufacture Date: 1943
Notes: Sold for $400.00 in eBay auction ended 10/29/2016. This Lathe was originally purchased By the US Navy from A. L. Young Machinery Corp. in San Francisco CA. The Navy Used it At Mare Island CA.. It was later sold to a private Party who used it in his shop in the San Francisco Area, He later sold it to another private party who intended to use it in his garage shop for personal use, This individual put it up for auction on ebay, where it sold to Erdman Door & Specialty for $400.00. As seen in the pictures the Lathe is now refurbished and running perfectly. Erdman Door manufactured a pivoting router Tool Holder and now uses a router in it's production use of the Lathe.
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