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Old lathe identification

Pretty generic home-type lathe of the 30-60's. www.owwm.com is a good place to ask.

It's of the older persuasion with the oil wicks, if that's indeed what I see.

Looks like an R/I motor, too.
 
I agree with both. My best friend turned on a Delta lathe that looked like that for 25 years. I had an old J-line lathe that had the same headstock.
 
john lucas said:
I agree with both. My best friend turned on a Delta lathe that looked like that for 25 years. I had an old J-line lathe that had the same headstock.
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Think your right on this one, John......does look like a tabletop J-line.

Ed:D
 
Vintage Lathe

Pete Martin said:
Can you identify the lathe in the photo? Vintage ?View attachment 2259
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Delta, Craftsman, Dunlap

I think a little older. I'm thinking a Walker-Turner ca mid 30's.

I have a 1936 as my first lathe. I'm thinking it is older than the 50's or 40's due to the dress of the turner.

The headstock is a duplicate of mine.

Do you just have a picture or the lathe?

John:)
 
Definitely not one of the first Deltas. My 1929-ish has open headstock with no sign of enclosure (ever), 1/2" inboard and outboard spindle with setscrews, and milled twin angle-iron bed with end and mid-span feet. Called "No. 277 in the 1929 & 1930 catalogs.

Joe
 
I still have an old Dunlap lathe that I first started to turn on. I think it looks like the picture. Mine has an old washing machine motor hanging off the back side though.
Hugh
 
That style cap was common in the 30's and early 40's. Did you notice his pattern hanging on the wall behind the lathe and the full length tool rest he's fabricated?
 
Natty Boh said:
That style cap was common in the 30's and early 40's. Did you notice his pattern hanging on the wall behind the lathe and the full length tool rest he's fabricated?
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That toolrest is what leads me to believe it is an Atlas or Walker-Turner. It is an indication of the swing of the lathe which seems to be of a commercial scale.
 
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