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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Lathe, Wood
Machine Size: 30" swing, 18' bed
Submitted By: George R. Hoelzeman
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Oliver 20-D
Date of Manufacturer: 1920
Serial Number: 23184 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated 4/6/2020 1:21:42 AM

Comments:
Found this on eBay. Previous owner was great. After much travail it arrived in Arkansas where a friend stored it for 6 months while I built a shop for it.

Lima drive was added by P.O. as was a carriage drive. Babbitt bearings but 8n excellent condition.

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Comments: This is a very big machine.
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Comments: Great shape for being 100 years old
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Comments: Lima drive (needs some care but works)
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Comments: Motorized carriage with the much coveted tool rest cap
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Comments: Carriage drive motor
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Comments: Headstock
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