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Machine ID’d: Atlas Press Company Model 1010 12 3/4″ Bench Top Drill Press

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Here are some pictures of a nice Atlas 1010 12 3/4″ bench top drill press. This particular drill press has serial number 000355. These drill press models were made in the early 1950’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have manuals for a few different Atlas drill presses, and we have a manual for the 1010 drill press here:
The Atlas Press Co. 12 3/4″ drill press model 1010 sold for $74.50 in 1950, which is equivalent to $720.48 today. Here is a page on the model 1010 drill press from a 1950 Atlas Press Co. catalog.

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3 thoughts on “Machine ID’d: Atlas Press Company Model 1010 12 3/4″ Bench Top Drill Press

  1. I just purchased an Atlas DP Model 1010, serial number 002258. Very lightly used; it was a retiree’s fathers drill. He hated to part with it, due to sentimental reasons, not because he used it much. Purrs like a kitten. I have a shop full of tools, but his guy is my friend. I am interested in purchasing the optional “safety shield” that covers the exposed belt drive. And the original attached worklight. An LED substitute, though safer and higher quality light, seems incongruous for a drill press that looks exactly like 1951.

  2. These drills should last forever if maintained properly. They don’t make them like they used to.

  3. Need spring and cap. Atlas Modell 100 serial number 5959

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