Odball small old horizontal mill - Mossberg & Granville

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TomBoctou

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Boston, MA, USA

• May 20, 2017

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I was offered this small mill yesterday. Can't say I need another one, but it's enough of an oddball that I considered it.



The handwheel sticking way off to the right is the Z axis. The Y is behind the head, and moves the head forwards and backwards. I can only assume that this made sense at the time, so maybe it's for some specialized operation and isn't intended to be used like a normal mill? It has a drawbar holding what looks like a MT2 collet, but I didn't have an MT2 to compare.

It's labeled Mossberg & Granville, Providence, RI. I can find mention of them making drop forging hammers and similar, and typewriters, but no mills.

Anyone have any idea what this thing's story is?

 

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L Vanice

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Fort Wayne, IN

• May 20, 2017

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The spindle is more likely 7 B&S than 2 Morse. The limited cross travel and screw longitudinal feed makes me think that the mill was meant for cutting keyways in shafts or, with a dividing or indexing head, cutting gears.

Larry

 

Robert Lang

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Minneapolis, MN

• May 21, 2017

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I have heard of the company.
Listed in Cope's Milling Machine book on page 139.
They made machines for the jewelry and silversmiths trades.
The mill was introduced in 1897 as a small die making mill to sell to the users of their presses for the jewelry and silversmiths trades.

Rob

 

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TomBoctou

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• May 21, 2017

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If anyone has a burning desire to have this little treasure for themselves then drop me a line, it might be available.

 

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TomBoctou

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• Sep 7, 2018

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Does anyone want this mill, or should I scrap it and sell the gears and handles for steampunk sculpture?

 

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Blough

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Akron-Canton

• Sep 8, 2018

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Id be interested and in it , let me know your pricing in pm

 

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TomBoctou

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• Feb 21, 2021

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My friend never got rid of this mill and he's back to cleaning out his basement again.

Anybody want to rescue it?

 

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alum100k

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• Feb 21, 2021

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tom_boctou said:

My friend never got rid of this mill and he's back to cleaning out his basement again.
Anybody want to rescue it?

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It is almost like a Hendey Norton. There must be many people here, would buy it at reasonable price.
I'm sort of packed full and it too far away

 

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alum100k

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• Feb 21, 2021

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It was hard to tell if it has an universal table. It seems it should have. That would increase it's value, so maybe check that and the gears.

 

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Frank R

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Dearborn, Michigan

• Feb 21, 2021

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How much does he want?

 

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TomBoctou

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• Feb 22, 2021

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Frank R said:

How much does he want?

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He mostly wants his basement cleaner. If it's worth an hour or two of your time to go and pick it up (assuming you're already in Boston) then it's probably worth $100 to you, but he'd certainly entertain other offers.