Additional Manual Information
John Dalton came across someone who has a Model 10E serial number 2475 that has the original typed/mimeographed Manual with it. I wanted to share this information here.
I guess it has been assumed that the original typed/mimeographed manual was only included with the first 250 units sent to the West Coast Montgomery Wards stores in 1947. As I understand it that original manual was used until they could get the printed Owner's Guide from the printing company. This was noted on page 1 of the original manual as seen below.
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Having it come with S/N 2475 means it took some time before the printed Owner's Guides were available. The printed Owner's Guide included two versions, one with Montgomery Ward across the bottom of the cover for Model 10E’s sold through them and the other had Magna Engineering Corporation across the bottom for Model 10E’s sold through other retailers.
Those early printed Owner's Guides gave no indication of when they were printed. On the back cover of both versions is 84(O) P --1G on the lower left corner and 4831 on the lower right corner. The printed 10E Owner's Guides I have and have seen only include the one each Montgomery Ward and Magna Engineering Corporation guides. I have not seen any other editions of a printed Model 10E Owner’s Guide.
The next Owner's Guides I have and have seen start with Rev. A and are for the 10ER. This Owner's Guide does not have any date indication but has 84(O)-P-2G on the lower left corner of the back cover. 10ER Owner's Guides that followed have that same marking until the Feb 52 Owner’s Guide.
Those Printed Owner's Guides I have for the 10E already included changes in them for the 10E. The mounting for the wood extension table to the bar and bracket had changed. The tailstock changed to 2 threaded posts and wing nuts. The Lathe Tool Rest changed to the single cast piece and the Headstock looks to be version 2.
This could be good news as there may be more original manuals out there yet to be found.
A final note here refers back to my first post in this thread. I had said the lowest serial number I had seen from the Eastern Plant was E-1921 but recently Forum Member Joel Gardner purchased S/N E-1143 making his the lowest serial number I now know of from the Eastern Plant. It is possible the Eastern Plant’s serial numbers started with E-1001 but the date is still unknown. That answer may be in the historical documents Everett was allowed to copy at Shopsmith.
