{"product_id":"refinished-c-1930-s-streamlined-style-vintage-industrial-arbor-press-steel-machine-base-with-newly-added-pine-wood-table-top","title":"refinished c. 1930's streamlined style vintage industrial arbor press steel machine base with newly added pine wood table top","description":"original c. 1930's machine age vintage industrial repurposed arbor press machine base table fabricated in part, by the atlas press co., kalamazoo, mi. the newly added beveled edge table top is comprised of old growth pine wood boards salvaged from the old boylston steam specialties factory (chicago, il). the sleek and streamlined style base is comprised of heavy gauge steel with largely uniform brushed metal finish. contains a partially enclosed lower storage shelf. the atlas press co. was a tool company that manufactured popular brands of metalworking tools from 1920 to the mid-1970's. many of their products received wide coverage in popular mechanics and popular science at the time. in 1911, the inventor gardner t. eames of kalamazoo, michigan filed for a patent on a new type of arbor press, but was unable to secure funding for production. eames partnered with herbert h. everard to create the g.t. eames company, under the agreement that the rights to the patent were to be shared between both men. the company started producing the press under the \"eames presses\" brand with some success. in 1913, everard died, leaving his controlling share of the firm to his daughter and her husband, john penniman. eames eventually became disillusioned with the penniman's handling of the company and sold his shares to them for 5,000. penniman subsequently moved the company to another location in kalamazoo, renaming it to atlas press company. eames opened a machine shop and continued to build and sell presses under the old trademark, which eventually led to conflict between the two parties, both of whom claimed exclusivity over the patent, as well as additional improvements made by eames. in 1919 the pennimans filed an unfair trade lawsuit against eames (atlas press co. v. eames), claiming rights over the trademark, patent and improved design. the case was argued in front of the michigan supreme court, which ruled that eames had to cease use of the trademark, but refusing the transfer of the improved press to the atlas company. in 1920 the company began making and selling small machine tools, including drill presses and lathes, as well as woodworking tools, such as jointers. they were sold through the sears catalog, some of them re-branded under the craftsman name. measures approximately 30 1\/2 x 20 1\/2 x 34 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670649245994,"sku":"UR-18716-13","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20131028-img_1625a_2.jpg?v=1760255543","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/refinished-c-1930-s-streamlined-style-vintage-industrial-arbor-press-steel-machine-base-with-newly-added-pine-wood-table-top","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}