Machines by the Chicago manual training school of the University of Chicago.

Jim Christie · Dec 26, 2023

I found a link to this book while looking for information on tower clocks

I noticed they mentioned in the Preface that the students designed and made some machinery as well as the clock that is the main focus of the book.

I posted the link originally in this thread about tower clocks
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...tower-that-hasnt-told-time-in-decades.419849/ .
The machinery is shown near the end of the book starting here
Speed and Pattern Makers Lathes here

If any of these machines survived maybe they will turn up as an un known machine some day if they haven't already .
Jim

Jim Christie · Dec 29, 2023

I took a look to see what else I could find out about the school on line and found these pictures .
Machine Shop

Blacksmith Shop

and Wood Working Shop

The pattern makers lathe looks much like the one in the book link from my earlier post and perhaps the smaller ones are like the speed lathe

Pictures of the school power plant here,

The Photographic Archive contains more than 60,000 images documenting the history of the University of Chicago.

photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu

Site where I found the pictures.

The Photographic Archive contains more than 60,000 images documenting the history of the University of Chicago.

photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu

Jim