so as of south bends website, it says that the model number is at the end of the ways by the tail stock. after cleaning the ways off with IPA i found the model number but every place i look including http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1617&tab=5 . Which is rather odd i don't know if its before 1920 which is when they started serial number naming scheme but im no rocket doctor.

The serial is 34873NCR9