In Vintage Eggbeater Drill Press

[heyyou]

I just had to have this little drill press from estate sale. No markings, looks factory and not homemade Any Ideas to put me on the right path for info on it? 19 inches tall with a Millers Falls #5A Eggbeater in it’ Thanks

 

[crguy]

I just had to have this little drill press from estate sale. No markings, looks factory and not homemade Any Ideas to put me on the right path for info on it? 19 inches tall with a Millers Falls #5A Eggbeater in it’ Thanks

Possibly a cobbled together unfinished project. Where's the downfeed? The pieces that fit on the column look to be made from barstock, not castings as you normally see on factory made drill presses.

 

[yatg]

What's this say. ZAT-something?

 

[RTM]

Looking into old Millers Falls and Goodell Pratt catalogs from 1925-90, they look similar, but not exact. The GP ones are more similar, the MF all clamp on. As noted above, the OP is more bar stock than cast, so maybe newer.

Goodell-Pratt Company : Complete Catalog Number 16 : Goodell-Pratt Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

388 p., illus., 13.9 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

Suspecting 3rd party now, as GP wass gone, nothing on later MF card logs up to 1957.

 

[WisJim]

It looks like someone took one of those drill press stands made for an electric hand drill and modified it and a M-F hand drill to make a hand cranked drill press.

 

[WisJim]

This is the kind of thing that I think this was adapted from (image found online):

 

[heyyou]

Appreciate all responses so far. Pretty sure it’s factory made with the base and work top both cast iron and or steel. As far as modified electric hand drill press, I own 5 in my collection and no way. I will get the rest of the ZAT number and post as soon as I can. Thanks again