What is a South Bend Lathe Serial Card?

Dark Age 53 said:
John,

You must of not noticed who posted that.

Later,
Al
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Grizzly called me after I ordered mine that was just a line in the ledger. Told me I probably wouldn't be happy so I canceled that one. Have the cards for my 1956 9" Model A and my 1958 13". Useful information.

John
 
comstock-friend said:
Grizzly called me after I ordered mine that was just a line in the ledger. Told me I probably wouldn't be happy so I canceled that one. Have the cards for my 1956 9" Model A and my 1958 13". Useful information.

John
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They called me also, being it's a 1928 there would be only a line from the SB ledger......that was good enough for me.

From that one line I've been able to learn some cool history of where it started it's work life, it started with this thread I started here http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/30679-Can-anyone-make-out-this-scan , more cool info here http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275553 .
 
Dark Age 53,

I took a look at the Garage Journal thread. Nice photos of the original building and information on the original Birmingham Electric Battery Company owners.

Knowing the origination of our old machine tools is pretty cool.
 
Vladymere said:
Dark Age 53,

I took a look at the Garage Journal thread. Nice photos of the original building and information on the original Birmingham Electric Battery Company owners.

Knowing the origination of our old machine tools is pretty cool.
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Thanks, on 4/20/2015 my lathe will turn 87 years old. Just thinking of all the history that has passed by is awesome, some good, many bad. I think for the age of my lathe it's in great shape, other then cleaning and making sure everything is as it should I won't making it look like new......original is only original once.
 
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