Photo Index - Armstrong-Blum Mfg. Co. - Marvel shear

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Armstrong-Blum Mfg. Co.
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Armstrong-Blum Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Marvel shear
Date of Manufacturer:	1907 (approx.)
Serial Number:
Last Updated	10/9/2017 7:22:02 PM

Comments:

This shear is the property of Richard Imhoff, who provided the pictures. The shear bears a 1906 patent date corresponding to patent 833,294. A 1908 patent improved on that design so it seems reasonable to assume that this shear is from before that patent was issued.

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Comments: End view
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Photo 2:

Comments: With some paint to make the text legible
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Photo 3:

Comments: Other side
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Photo 4:

Comments: Closeup of company name
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Comments: Patent date
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Photo 6:

Comments: Tape measure for scale.
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