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Niagara Machine and Tool - Shear/press - ID Help

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GregSY

Diamond
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I purchased this today....can anyone tell me what it is called and/or any background on it?

It has a shear on one end and a die / press affair on the other.

I am guessing from the weight of it it is not made of titanium, magnesium, or aluminum.

Sorry I can't get the pic to rotate



Niagara.jpg
 
Mine was called an iron worker when I bought it and again when I sold it. They are cast steel I believe and do a good job.
What is the flywheel driven one in the second pic?
 
It's another Niagara 48" shear he's selling. He wanted a bit more than I wanted to pay...but I think he might soften up by tomorrow.
 
So I made a deal on the other shear, needs some work but hard to overlook the obvious quality compared to the junk they sell nowadays.niagara shear 44 a.jpgniagara shear 44.jpg
 
Jim Christie said:
There are some Niagara Catalogues on line here
Internet Archive Search: Niagara Machinery
I didn’t see your foot shear in this 1901 catalogue but this looks much like your combined shear and punch .
The Niagara Machine and Tool Works : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Maybe the other one will turn up in another year.
There may be more Catalogues on the Hathi Trust site or perhaps on Vintage Machinery .
Regards,
Jim
Click to expand...

We had a number 2 in our shop when I was a kid, and that's been 60 years ago, it was an antique then. very well made, next to indestructible. gave it to one of our employees years ago.
 
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