South Bend Lathe Works Serial Number Registry - Lathe No. 152675

Machine Serial Number Registry

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South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN

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Machine Information
Serial Number:	152675
Machine Type:	Lathe
Machine Description:	Southbend Heavy 10" 8187-RN 10L x 4.5'
Owner:	James Auvil
Manufacture Date:	1944 (3 JUN)
Notes:	Source=Owner's submission. Owner's notes: Ordered on 28 FEB 1944 by 'Finance Officer, US Army, 149 E Wilson St, Madison, 3, Wisconsin' Came with single phase 3/4HP 115V motor. I bought it from a government auction site and it was last owned by the Navy and operated out of NAVAIR in Patuxent River, MD.

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