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Machine Serial Number Registry
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South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN


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Serial Number: __1054
Machine Type: Lathe
Machine Description: Sears "Expert" 10-Inch Screw Cutting Engine Lathe
Owner: Bob Vines
Manufacture Date: 1911
Notes: Source=owner’s submission. Owner’s comments: South Bend Lathe, S/N 1054, 1911, Sears "Expert" 10-Inch Screw Cutting Engine Lathe, 10-inch 54-inch bed, 36-inch between centers) In a very old email from Rose at South Bend (LeBlond), she gave me information on my lathe. There is no line card, just a line in their book. The lathe was manufactured in 1911 (I forget the month), but wasn't sold by Sears (i.e., didn't leave the South Bend factory) until ~1930.
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