Ive been working my way through a 117E 16" and came across a pretty interesting discovery. I was purple soaking the outside facing pedestal grate and started to notice some words starting to appear. After getting through 2 layers of old paint I was able to finally see what it was said!
Not sure if it is in fact an original sales "tag". Serial number is 154727 which, if I did the math proper, puts the lathe in at 1945. I have not purchased the serial card...yet.
Has anyone encountered something like this before? Or do they know if this was common practice when they were originally sold?
Its a bit of a shame because I've been repainting the machine as I go and cant really bring myself to cover this. Here is a pic of the lathe at the PO's location. For reference.
Not sure if it is in fact an original sales "tag". Serial number is 154727 which, if I did the math proper, puts the lathe in at 1945. I have not purchased the serial card...yet.
Has anyone encountered something like this before? Or do they know if this was common practice when they were originally sold?
Its a bit of a shame because I've been repainting the machine as I go and cant really bring myself to cover this. Here is a pic of the lathe at the PO's location. For reference.