Interesting assortment of large 1900's machine tools

Perhaps others have spotted this ad Antique Massive Machines - Multiple Units - US $10,000.00 (Atlanta, Georgia) | VintageMachinery.org

Certainly a time capsule of big old iron. There cannot be many places like this left. Reckon it's good that the machines are so far away, lest I scheme how to drag one of the planers home [emoji2]

Here's a few pictures for posterity, as I expect the stuff will end up scrapped. Historical but not too useful, mostly.



H. Bickford & Co. Not a company that I'd heard of before. Interestingly they still show several vertical boring mills in the 1941 machine tool price book. The one above seems to closely match the undated catalog cut.



I can make out the planer in the background as being a Cincinnati Hypro. No idea about the one in the foreground.



Another vertical boring mill. No idea of the maker.



And a decent size old lathe, or remains thereof. Maybe ATW?







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The planer in the foreground could be a G. A. Gray, an open side planer. The open side Cincinnati Hypro planer is a rare bird, never seen one before. Let's hope someone saves the planers from the scrappers.

Lot of the machines have covers removed. Pieces missing.

Anyone local? Curious as to footprint of planers

Likely one of those situations where vandals have made off with the lighter bits.

I saw where Keith Rucker is rebuilding a 48" bandsaw that came from some abandoned factory, might be the same place.


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I followed the link - In one of the shots of the radial drill, there's what looks like a truly massive press brake in the background - They must have worked on some seriously big stuff, there....

Anyone been out to look at these?