Isn't the Wisconsin Pope machinery that which was built for and used in the New Jersey shop? IIRC, what little was salvaged from his SF shop was brought back East in a Gladstone bag. In all, there were at least 3 sets of machinery that Pope assembled to do his barrel work, the early set that went to Stevens with him then stayed when he left, the set that went to his SF shop and was destroyed before he got to do anything significant with it, and the final set he used in Jersey City until his death. Did I misread and or misremember my Pope history?
Froggie
Yes, the machinery all came from the Colgate building in Jersey City. Strange as it seems it was an ideal setting for Pope. He had a whole floor rent free and Schuetzen Park was not far away from the shop. The last time I visited New Jersey the ornate wrought iron sign for the park was still in evidence on the west side of Bergen Blvd.
