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I've been wanting to know the answer to that question myself. Never found a tag on it, or anything to identify it. It almost looks home built, but I remember it being at our old ford dealership way back in the early 70's and was never used, same yellow paint, it ended up here afterward, got some light use etc. I remember setting it on some wood blocks in 1981, with a borrowed JD 2010, it then sat for 20 years, could not even see it. I freed up the gangs, greased it and it worked fine. Read here that the oil soaked wood bearings were best left ungreased, due to the grease helping abrasive material get into the bearing, and cause rapid wear, although greasing this one did not seem to be a problem, I can see the dry theory working better. About 2 years ago, I saw a gray one just like it, photo was posted in the implement alley forum, was located in NY, and I think the person was asking the same question, who manufactured it etc. Would be interesting to find out, reminds me of something the Wagner Iron Works or similar company would have manufactured. I replaced the broken disc and used it this year, need to find a cabinete maker to have some bearings made up, have to be cut a certain way with the grain of the wood, oil soaked, supposed to be very durable, even if obsolete.
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