Score! I got this really awesome tool at a yardsale the other day. It’s nothing I’ve ever seen before. It’s a hand crank drill press. It’s a hand crank drill with a lever to lower the drill. This drill press has stamped into it “Made In Germany”. The guy I bought it from said he thinks it was made sometime before WWII (I don’t know if I quite believe that).
I got this tool because I find it very interesting and also because I really like old hand crank tools (especially if they’re small). I don’t know how practical this tool is though, as both of your hands are tied up when using it. One hand is cranking and one is lowering the drill, therefore you can’t hold the workpiece. I don’t have a super mini drill press vice so it may be a little tricky to use this.
I still find this tool very cool, even if it isn’t the most practical. I got it for $10 which I think is a good price considering that the guy had a price tag of $100 on it! Wayyyyy too much to spend on something like that.
I don’t know too much about this tool in terms of history, so if anyone has ever seen one before or knows any history on it please share it with me.
Here’s some pictures. . .
Lauri H says:
Hi. I just bought such a drill in Finland. Though it’s only the drill without the stand, it’s otherwise identical with yours. Anyway, mine has a partial manufacturer label on the green wheel/gear with an initial ‘M’ and what looks like ‘bo’ at the end. I figured it might be the German company Metabo, and googling it I found this description which correlates with my assumption: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-vintage-hand-press-drill-153300536
Although this particular model is not found in Metabo’s 1930’s catalogue, they apparently manufactured most of their hand drills in the early 30’s so your seller was likely correct about the pre-WWII thing.
admin says:
Thank you for the info! I really appreciate it!