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A Manson "Master" next to its original metal accessory case
A Master with its rather fine and very rare metal-cornered and leatherette-covered carry case
Master "Model S" with plain-bearing headstock
Master "Model BWW" with a large-diameter ball-bearing spindle to accept draw-in 8 mm WW-type collets. Note the graduated dial on the cross-feed screw.
An early, original, wooden-cased ManSon accessory kit - as shown in the maker's catalog.
An accessory kit from a Master with an unusually complete set of collets
Accessory kit for a Master in its original metal case
An unrestored "Master" in its maker's paint finish
Compression cap collet nose fitting
Found amongst the paperwork with a Master lathe - a handwritten list from those who contributed to a retirement or other present?
Larry Vanice writes: Some of those names are rather unusual, even in the USA. I tried looking them up on Ancestry.com to see if I could connect several of them geographically in the circa 1956 time frame. Bear in mind that many of the names can be found in other times and places, but they did fall in place nicely as a group, too well to be coincidence. Note especially the pairing of the Wrobel and Putko women as coworkers.
Maurice Samsel got a job as general superintendent of the Manz Corporation, a Chicago printing company in 1949. He was head of mechanical operations at another printer before that. I suspect that Manz was the employer of all the people on the list and Samsel was the big boss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manz_Corporation In the Chicago area, of an age to be employed around 1956, I also found these names, not important enough to rate a mention of their occupation in a newspaper: John Austra (Jack would have been what the coworkers called him.) Petras Glemza (Might have called himself Peter away from family.) Robert Bartholmey William Boecher Gilbert Boyk George Hinkfus Milos Jankovich Faucett Scott Armin von der Heydt Robert Rafac Frank Manago Frank Boruch Frank Brockway Lambert Dalman Stanley Lahart Edward Michalic A Chicago area newspaper social column in 1962 announced that these two women had been co-workers (place not stated) around 1955 and were visiting two others whose names were not on the list.. Wanda Wrobel Olga Putko The Manz Corp. were bankrupt in 1962 with the loss of many jobs..
