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I was given what I believe is a very old shopsmith. I'm not certain because there are no markings visible. It belonged to a friends great grandfather. I took it hoping to use it as a lathe only.

The problem is there was no banjo for the tool rest.

This machine is so old it has square bed rails. Does anyone know if there's any way to find a banjo for something this old?

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What you have is a 1950's "Supershop" from Power Tools Inc in Beloit, WI. They were advertised from around 1951-1959 but never seemed to get the traction of the Shopsmith, which preceded it. I've seen them advertised as "Super Shop" as well as "Super-Shop", but none of these are to be confused with the "Fox Super Shop" which later became the "Smithy Super Shop" and the "Iron Wood".

You can find a little bit of info on the Vintage Machinery website: http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1833&tab=0
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Wow! Thank you.

It's definitely the Supershop from the first add. I don't know how you found that but I'm seriously impressed.

Being what it is and the condition it's in I don't think I'll be trying to restore or use it.

But I'm grateful to know what I have there.

If anyone wants it, you're welcome to it.
 
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