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General Radial Drill Co.
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 13 2019 4:52PM by Mark Stansbury
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This short-lived company was incorporated in Dec. 1929, operated at 1767-1769 Elmore St., and went into receivership in 1932 and was liquidated. In addition to radial drills, they also produced the Schaffner 9 and 11-inch bench lathes for the automotive service market.

New Type Small Lathe, Apr. 26, 1930

Information Sources

More history and machine information can be found at Tony Griffith's Lathe web site.

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