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Rockford drilling machine co. One is badged rockford machinery like yours. At that time the manufacturer would put any name the wholesale customer wanted on the plate if they ordered a minimum of 500 machines. The vintage machinery photo index is a place where members of this site can submit photos of old woodworking machinery.
Both cost 12500 each when i bought them new in 1978. Our engineering capability is second to none. Usa the text on the lower left arm reads patd oct. Safety chip shields for small drill presses and milling machines 14000 18600 universal ball and socket chip shields 28700 43700 safety chip shields with direct mount flexible arm 10900 26000 safety chip shields with magnetic mount flexible arm 13400 28700 heavy duty aluminum drill press shields.
I have 2 identical table models of the same drill press. I think it was made some time between 1907 when the rockford name changed from the rockford drill press company to the rockford drilling machine company coincident to rockfords merger with the bf barnes company and 1936 when the name was changed to rockford drilling machines division of the borg warner corporation which had acquired rockford in 1929. Rockford drill head custom machines drill and tap heads standard machines accessories rockford drill head inc established in 1972 has come to stand for quality and service in the machine tool industry. As oem we have the ability to make any part on your rockford machine tool or rockford iron works machine from the original specifications that the machine was built to.
This means that we can keep your rockford running in great shape for years to come.