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Smith & Coventry Capstan Lathe

circa 1890

Wheel Lathe, Made by Hulse & Co.

1890-1930

Whitworth Lathe No. 626

1880

Lathe used by Charles Redrup

Brown & Sharpe automatic lathe

circa 1897

Lathe made by Alfred Herbert Ltd

Treadle operated ornamental lathe

1817-1823

Whitworth Lathe No. 4

1841

Double-bed lathe, made by William Ryder Son & Co.

Magnetic lathe chuck

Lathe by J. Whitworth & Co, c. 1870

1870

Watchmaker's lathe used by James Lovelock

Lathe, made by Carver

Wooden bed lathe and associated tools, used by Pennington Mill Co. Ltd

1800-1850

Lathe no. 1254

1822

Lathe no. 2326

1877

Lathe

1790-1819

Throw, London & South Western Railway, type of lathe used for construction & repair of small components, for winding coils for electro-magnets etc. used in 1890's in LSWR Telegraph Workshops, Southampton Metal lathe with belt driven wheel (box of associated loose pieces). 20"x10" x15".

Lathe, London & South Western Railway

1890-1900

Lathe bench, with bar lathe on top, and footwheel and treadle below.

Lathe bench, bar lathe on top, footwheel and treadle below.

1810

Screw thread correcting lathe

Screw thread correcting lathe

Weight- driven recording lathe for use with Decca ffrr cutter head.

Weight- driven recording lathe for use with Decca ffrr cutter head.

Modelmaker's centre lathe, round 14" bed, 2" centre height, 3-speed pulley headstock with collet chuck, front and rear toolpost with side adjustment, tailstock and rear toolpost lever-operated, built by B C (Barney) Symes (1904-1996), formerly Chief Draughtsman, London & North Eastern Railway Doncaster Works.

Modelmaker's centre lathe

1904-1996

Centre lathe with foot motor, 3 1/2 inches centre height. Made by Drummond Bros, Surrey, c.1900.

Centre lathe with foot motor

c. 1900

Model lathe, approx. 1/16 scale, George Stephenson's lathe and power wheel of 1813, model made 1963. Overall: 180 mm x 490 mm x 210 mm.

Scale model of George Stephenson's lathe and power wheel

1963

Centre lathe, with parallel bearing headstock, four speed pully gap bed with removable portion. Lead screw in front. Rack winder, front face for quick traversing. Driving rod at back with sliding arm for fine cross traversing. Back geared. manufacturer unknown.

Lathe

Herbert 5" lathe, c. 1890, with set of change wheels and accessories

Herbert 5" lathe

Old wooden bed Millwright's lathe

Old wooden bed Millwright's lathe

Lead screw correcting lathe and accessories by Armstrong Whitworth and Co, Manchester 1904

Lead screw correcting lathe and accessories by Armstrong Whitworth and Co

1904

One metal turning lathe made by Crowthorn Engineering Company, Reddish. It is fully gear driven, with a gearbox for changing screw-cutting speeds, and changing the speed of mandrel rotation. Has an electric motor at the back of the lathe.

Metal Turning Lathe

Turner's Lathe (for pottery) complete with treadle, and six turning tools

Turner's Lathe (for pottery) complete with treadle

Triple prismatic lathe made and used by Johnson Jex, 1817-1822.

Triple Prismatic Lathe by Johnson Jex

1817-1822

Lathe comprises: bed with leadscrew with dog-clutch and winch, swivelling fitting to left end containing reversing cluster of 3 bevel wheels; headstock, spindle with epicyclic slow-speed gear in pulley, nut on rear of spindle, key in tail of spindle poorly fitted, one oil-hole plug [other lost]; saddle with rotating ring; tailstock

Bench lathe by Wilhelm von Pittler A.G., model B

One lathe. Seems to have complete gearbox (no cover), an Invicta motor, with Stop/Start isolator switch, a faceplate, and an adjustable horizontal carridge plate. carridge plate is incomplete, as it has no handle. Manufactured by Kendal & Gent, Manchester.

Lathe Made by Kendal & Gent

self-acting sliding, surfacing and screw-cutting foot lathe by J. Whitworth & Co. of Manchester, c.1876

J. Whitworth & Co. Lathe

circa 1876

Herbert centre lathe, 1889

Herbert centre lathe

Myford ML7 lathe; 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks (faceplate, catch plate, drill chuck); tool holders; tools and centres

Myford ML7 lathe; 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks

Colchester Triumph 2000 lathe, 1971. The first production Triumph 2000 lathe was built in February 1968. The lathe was a revolution in styling and specification, with distinctive 'square' styling, ergonomically-designed controls and a bright exterior finish.The Triumph 2000 acquired a reputation as a robust, well-made lathe with a combination of capacity, speed and ease of use. This made it ideal as a general-purpose industrial lathe and, because of its modest price, it was also affordable by small machine shops and ambitious experienced amateurs.

Colchester Triumph 2000 lathe

1971

Ward 2A capstan lathe, fitted with gearaid plugboard control system, complete with cutting tools and accessories

Ward 2A capstan lathe

Vertical Capstan or Turret Lathe Boring Machine of moderate size, built by The Bullard Company of Bridgeport. Connecticut, USA. In about 1944

Vertical Capstan or Turret Lathe Boring Machine of moderate size

1942-1946

Dahlegren lathe with countershaft, cutters and specimens of work and accessories

Dahlegren lathe with countershaft, cutters and specimens of work and accessories

1891

Parmeko recording lathe, with motor, c. 1932

Parmeko recording lathe

Footlathe by Henry Maudslay. Footwheel and shaft, treadle and a bed standard loose

Footlathe by Henry Maudslay. Footwheel and shaft

Early pittler capstan lathe / turret lathe

Early pittler capstan lathe / turret lathe

circa 1892