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This is my hole punch machine. It works like a sewing machine , If you hold down the foot pedal it will punch till you let up. It works with a motor and you can set the distance of the holes .

It weighs about 60 LB and I have never seen another one .

Any one know who made it and why?

Thanks Chain

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I've seen quite a few of these over the years & USMC is one name that comes to me,I know there's others.

They were made for just what you call it a hole puncher for any leather item that needed some holes,different sizes of dies were also available for different sizes of holes & shapes like round & oval.

THe are also known as a perforator.

I'm sure the company that made it is long gone so if you want dies or something you'll probably have to get them made.

Bob

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  On 5/20/2010 at 12:07 PM, sewmun said:

I've seen quite a few of these over the years & USMC is one name that comes to me,I know there's others.

They were made for just what you call it a hole puncher for any leather item that needed some holes,different sizes of dies were also available for different sizes of holes & shapes like round & oval.

THe are also known as a perforator.

I'm sure the company that made it is long gone so if you want dies or something you'll probably have to get them made.

Bob

It came with a bunch of different dies for it .

do you know how old it is?

Chain

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  On 5/20/2010 at 4:49 PM, chainftw said:

It came with a bunch of different dies for it .

do you know how old it is?

Chain

This looks like a Peerless perforating machine. Sewmun is right - obsolete, I'd guess made in some time between 20's ans 40's. Dies can be made and replacement punches can be sourced, but that's probably it.

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  On 5/21/2010 at 3:20 AM, CampbellRandall said:

This looks like a Peerless perforating machine. Sewmun is right - obsolete, I'd guess made in some time between 20's ans 40's. Dies can be made and replacement punches can be sourced, but that's probably it.

Any idea of it's value?

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For Chainftw and Campbellrandall = today (two days AHEAD of scheduled arrival) the Peerless Perforator that I bought from CampbellRandall showed up in the driveway. BIG ol thing.... NOw to get a table set up for it and get to figuring it out. A nicely photocopied manual was included, and WAY in the back back pages there are promotional images of a few other Peerless machines of the era.

Chainftw, one of them is YOURs... but it's not a perforator, it's an automatic eyelet setter, "The Rapid Eyeletter, Model A". The photos you so kindly shared with me months ago show that you have the bare bones hole-punching machine, the eyelet feeder side and the clincher side are missing. Or maybe you just have them in a box someplace....

Whatever, maybe now you can find a little more about it, having the correct name?

Thanks, many thanks, to CampbellRandall for his patience and assistance in getting me an operational machine from his scrap heap - I am REALLY impressed.

For Chainftw and Campbellrandall = today (two days AHEAD of scheduled arrival) the Peerless Perforator that I bought from CampbellRandall showed up in the driveway. BIG ol thing.... NOw to get a table set up for it and get to figuring it out. A nicely photocopied manual was included, and WAY in the back back pages there are promotional images of a few other Peerless machines of the era.

Chainftw, one of them is YOURs... but it's not a perforator, it's an automatic eyelet setter, "The Rapid Eyeletter, Model A". The photos you so kindly shared with me months ago show that you have the bare bones hole-punching machine, the eyelet feeder side and the clincher side are missing. Or maybe you just have them in a box someplace....

Whatever, maybe now you can find a little more about it, having the correct name?

Thanks, many thanks, to CampbellRandall for his patience and assistance in getting me an operational machine from his scrap heap - I am REALLY impressed.

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It is also called Siska rapid eyeleter, http://www.siska.com/mac7.html and the company www.siska.com is in business and have all the accessories and parts for this machine. just talked to one of there rep. and he sound pritty helpfull.

just bought two of these machines from an auction but never use them may be you could help me regarding this.

Regards,

sa one

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Chain FTW...still have this machine?  Any interest in selling?

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There is an Italian company that makes one that looks very much like a sewing machine

 

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