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OBJECT TYPE: METAL LATHE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0433.001

MANUFACTURER: SOUTH BEND LATHE WORKS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: South Bend, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 2.2 cm
Width: 2.2 cm
Height: 6.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Machine
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SOUTH BEND
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: South Bend

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THESE COLLETS MAY HAVE BEEN USED MID-LATE 1940S-2000.
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF AB. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETSCORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY THESE COLLETS WERE LATER ACQUIRED FOR USE WITH THE LATHE.
Function: USED FOR HOLDING CYLINDRICAL PIECES (OF STOCK) IN A LATHE, FIRMLY AND WITHOUT MARKING THEM.
Technical: THREE COLLETS, FOR USE WITH METAL LATHE. COLLETS FIT IN THE SPINDLE OF THE LATHE: THEY RUN TRUE AND REQUIRE NO ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN JOBS. EACH COLLET WILL ONLY TAKE STOCK OF THE DIAMETER FOR WHICH IT IS DESIGNED. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "3/8" incised in collet head. "-3-SOUTH BEND- MADE IN U.S.A.-3-" incised in shaft, above threaded post..2 "1/16", "PRECISION", and "1A" incised in head..3 "1/2", "RIVETT", and "1A" incised in head.
Missing: NONE: COLLETS ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: .1-.3 NATURAL METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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SOUTH BEND LATHE WORKS, Collet, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0433, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0433.001/

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