Early 20th Century Peter Austin Bench Lathe rust Vintage Red Tonka Truck

Vintage Red Tonka Truck

Toledo made a name for themselves with their locked truss rail leg assembly of cold rolled steel

" The base of this trophy features ephemera from the original owner

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Early 20th Century Peter Austin Bench Lathe rust Vintage Red Tonka Truckc. 1900s; Peter Austin Muncie, IN Antique cast iron tabletop manual training lathe with steel hardware. This piece was manufactured by Peter Austin, a man who ran a small operation in Muncie, Indiana. Some ads, such as the one found in the photos, can be found in old issues of Popular Mechanics in the classified section. He opened an operation under the name "Austin Brothers Machine Shop" in 1909 which is still open to this day, under the name Peter