Western Machine Tool Works, Manuals, Catalogs, And Other Sales Literature

US $9.00

Mebane, North Carolina, United States
Jan 30th

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Western Machine Tool Works, Manuals, Catalogs, and Other Sales Literature, from Western Machine Tool Works, Holland, Michigan. This auction is for the entire package of sales literature and manuals shown in the picture. All of these are in excellent condition, with a few minor scuffs and creases here and there, except as noted below. Here is a full list of what is included, starting with the dark brown booklet at the left of the picture: Operator’s Handbook: Installation and Operating Instructions for Western High Speed Radial Drills (T.D.C. Type) including Repair Parts List, 6 x 9 paperback, 18 pages. Garvin Combination No. 1 Automatic Tapping Machines, Catalog 5212-1, 16 pages. Includes one dimensioned line drawing for the "Foundation Plan -- No. 1 Garvin Tapper with Vee Belt Motor Drive," , and a list of manufacturers employing Garvin Tappers. Garvin Combination No. 1 Automatic Tapping Machines, Circular No. 4000, four pages. Garvin No. 3-B Automatic Tapping Machines, Catalog 5712-3B, eight pages. Includes "Top view of four-change gear box unit with cover removed." Garvin Combination Vertical and Horizontal Tapping Machines, Circular No. 2295, four pages. Water damage at top. Western Drills No. 5-12 B.M.—No. 6-12 B.M, Heavy Duty, Ball Bearing, Single, Multiple, two pages (one sheet) Chard Lathes, Heavy Duty, Geared Head, Timken Bearing Equipped, 12 pages. Chard Lathes, Cone Head Type, 12 pages. Western Drills No. 3-12 B.M.—No. 4-12 B.M, Heavy Duty, Ball Bearing, Single, Multiple, two pages (one sheet) Western Radial Drills, Heavy Duty Type, Catalog 5832, 12 pages Western Upright Drills No. 3-12 B.M.—No. 4-12 B.M, —No. 5-12 B.M , Single, Multiple, to 1 3/4 ” Capacity, 18 Speeds, Back Geared, 9 Feeds, two pages (one sheet) Operator’s Handbook: Installation and Operating Instructions for Western Heavy Duty Geared Upright Drills, including Repair Parts List, 6 x 9 paperback, 12 pages. Western Machine Tool Works was established in 1905, in Holland, Mich., by Nicodemus Bosch. Previously, Bosch had founded Valley City Machine Works with two partners in Grand Rapids. Bosch bought out Boda's share of the company in 1919, and remained President and General Manager of WMTW for the next 40 years. The company was devoted to war production during both world wars, and received the Army-Navy "E" Production Pennant for "high achievement in production of war materials." Bosch was also cited by Industrial Press, publishers of Machinery’s Handbook, for his contribution to the development of the mechanical industry. According to a page on "Chard lathes" at lathes.co.uk, "The original Chard lathes were probably made in New Castle, Indiana, about thirty miles east of Indianapolis but the company was bought by the Western Machine Tools Works of Holland, Michigan, whose plant survived until 1992 but was not finally cleared until 1999.” From patent records we know that Nicholas D. Chard worked for Lodge & Shipley Machine Tool Co. of Cincinnati from at least 1894 through 1915, where he received numerous lathe-related patents, many co-invented by William Lodge. Presumably Chard had a good relationship with his bosses: Chard's son was named Lodge Chard! But by 1917 Chard was living in Newcastle, IN, and he received a couple of patents for lathes that were not assigned to Lodge & Shipley. The patents suddenly stop in 1917 and it seems likely that Chard died. Lodge Yoxon Chard of Newcastle received a 1924 patent for a lathe tool-holder but that seems to be the end of the line for Chard lathe patents.