Mystery mill

[DiscoDan]

Okay guys I know you can do it. Who is the manufacturer of this small Mill. I have this casting as well as the knee. No other parts came with it. I'm sure that the name was cast into the door that's missing. I see no other marks on either piece

And......go!

 

[Braeden P]

I think it is a b&s they made one with no over arm

 

[Braeden P]

Circa 1861 the first milling machine to make spiral flutes

1860's milling machine

There were milling machines produced before the one below but this one did something the others could not do. Looks like the Bridgeport vertical mill did not come out until 1938 1860s[edit] Brown & Sharpe's groundbreaking universal milling machine, 1861 In 1861...

www.yesterdaystractors.com

 

[brino]

...a picture of the knee would help too!

-brino

 

[Braeden P]

the knee is an easy way to tell if it is a b and s because of the shape it is made i could not find any similar ones

 

[DiscoDan]

Someone on PM identified it correctly as a Brainerd No. 5 from late 1800s.

 

[Braeden P]

I wonder why it had no over arm guess because it was small?