Photo Index - Foos Mfg. Co. - No. 1 Blacksmith's drill

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Foos Mfg. Co.
Springfield, OH

True Manufacturer:
Foos Mfg. Co., Springfield, OH

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

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 1 Blacksmith's drill
Date of Manufacturer:	1900 (approx.)
Serial Number:
Last Updated	12/21/2023 6:31:14 PM

Comments:

This upper portion of a Foos blacksmiths' drill was found inside an oak tree (imbedded in the wood, not in a hollow cavity) that was being cut down. The catalog picture shows this model of drill in the top right. Photo courtesy Terry Gray.

Photo 1:

Comments: MANUF'D BY THE / FOOS MFG CO / SPRINGFIELD O.
Source: Terry Gray

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Photo 2:

Comments: See top-right, "Blacksmith's Drill Press, Hand Feed." Table and crank are missing in the example shown in the first photo.
Source: eBay auction

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Photo 3:

Comments:
Source: Terry Gray

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Photo 4:

Comments: Being burned out of the stump
Source: Terry Gray

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