Price Reduced - Antique Walker-turner Drill Press...rare & Classic, Still Works!

US $2300

  • Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States
  • Oct 22nd
IF YOU COLLECT ANTIQUE TOOLS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE LOOKING AT A ANTIQUE WALKER-TURNER COMPANY INC. DRILL PRESS.  IT IS A BENCH MODEL, APPROXIMATELY 36" TALL, 12" WIDE AND ABOUT 24" LONG AND IS VERY HEAVY!IT BELONGED TO MY FATHER AND HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR OVER AT LEAST 65 YEARS, MY WIFE AND I ARE DOWNSIZING SO EVERYTHING MUST GO! THE HEAD BADGE STATES THE FOLLOWING...WALKER-TURNER COMPANY, INC., PLAINFIELD, NJ - POWERTOOLS - SKF - BALL BEARING EQUIPMENT - THE DRIVER LINE - MADE IN USA...(SEE PHOTOS). CONDITION: THE DRILL DECK HAS A SMALL PIECE BROKEN OFF ON THE SIDE BUT DOES NOT EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE PRESS, THE PULL DOWN FEED HANDLE IS MISSING A LUG, AGAIN DOES NOT EFFECT THE FUNCTIONALITY, IT WILL NEED A NEW BELT AS THE CURRENT BELT IS DRIED & CRACKED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ORIGINALLY GRAY BUT SOMEONE PAINTED IT BLACK AT SOME POINT, PROBABLY MY FATHER.   I PLUGGED IT IN AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE ON LINE, SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FOLLOWING FOR EQUIPMENT MADE BY THIS MANUFACTURER. I SEARCHED THROUGH MANY OF THE  WEBSITES TO "PHOTO MATCH" THE PRESS BUT COULD NOT FIND ONE AS LARGE AS THIS...THERE IS NO SERIAL NUMBER THAT I COULD FIND BUT ONE OF THE SITES STATED THAT PRIOR TO 1939 THERE WERE NO SERIAL NUMBERS. CONSIDERING THAT INFORMATION, I  CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS MADE PRIOR TO 1939.  THAT WOULD MAKE IT AT LEAST 77 YEARS OLD AND IT STILL FUNCTIONS, AH...THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF AMERICAN MADE! IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP IDENTIFY THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.  ALSO, IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED DON'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE AN OFFER...ALL I CAN SAY IS "NO". (NO LOW BALL OFFERS PLEASE)

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