South Bend Lathe Works Serial Number Registry - Lathe No. 91715

Machine Serial Number Registry

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South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN

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Machine Information
Serial Number:	91715
Machine Type:	Lathe
Machine Description:	Southbend 9"
Owner:	Steve Fo
Manufacture Date:	1940
Notes:	Source=Owner's submission (admin added date based on s/n): I believe this lathe to be circa 1940 but am not sure for certain. I was told by the previous owner back in 1993, that the lathe came over to England as part of a machine / equipment shipment for the 2nd World War effort.

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