Edwin Harrington, Son & Co.
Illustrated catalog given to Lamar Lyndon ca.1890.  The firm was located at North Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Webpage copyright © George Langford 2010
Machine Tools, ca. 1890 illustrated catalog
THIRTY-SIX-INCH LATHE. (Send for photograph)
Swings 36 inches over shears; 23 inches over carriage; cone has four sections 4-1/4-inch face; back geared and geared face plate; forged steel spindles; bronze metal boxes; dead spindles clamped by adjustable conical binder. Morse Standard Taper in lathe and drill press spindles; hand movement of carriage by means of hand wheel and steel pinion engaging is rack on bed. Steel rack put on in sections, enabling repair of broken cogs by supplying new sections; independent geared friction feed, cross feed and reverse feed motions, in apron attached to carriage. Turning and screw cutting feed cannot become engaged at the same time. Carriage has long bearings (giving greater bearing surfaces), which are self-oiling, decreasing the liability to wear the guides when used on short work; steel lead screw in front of lathe, clamped by open and shut nut; screw threads only used when cutting screws; screw gearing; steady and following rests; face plate keyed to spindle; steel wrenches; wrought iron handles; side block for turning full swing of lathe, and cross feed stop are included; all gearing is cut. Countershaft; hangers; 3 pulleys, 22x8, to run 75 turns per minute.

With 10-2/12 feet bed; 5 feet between centres; compound rest and cross feed. Shipping weight    lbs. $
Per extra foot of bed, $
Boxing for foreign shipment, $
FORTY-TWO-INCH LATHE. (Send for photograph)
Swings 42 inches over shears ; 28-1/2 inches over carriage ; cone has 5 sections 4-1/4-inch face; back geared and geared face plate; face plate keyed to spindle, unless otherwise ordered; forged steel spindles; bronze metal boxes; dead spindle clamped by adjustable conical binder; hand movement of carriage by means of hand wheel and steel pinion engaging in rack on bed. Steel rack, put on in sections, enabling the repairs of broken cogs by supplying a new section. Independent geared friction feed; cross feed and reverse feed motions, in apron attached to carriage; turning and screw cutting feeds cannot become engaged at the same time; carriage has long bearings (giving greater bearing surfaces), which are self-oiling, decreasing the liability to wear the guides when used on short work. Steel lead screw on front of lathe, clamped by open and shut nut; screw threads only used for screw cutting. Countershaft; hangers; 3 pulleys, 24x8, to run 85 turns per minute. Screw gearing; steady rest; steel wrenches; wrought-iron handles; side block for turning full swing of lathe, and cross feed stop are included. All gearing is cut.

With 12 feet bed; 5 feet between centres; compound rest and cross feed. Shipping weight    lbs. $
Per extra foot of bed, $
Boxing for foreign shipment, $
GAP LATHE.
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26 AND 41 INCHES SWING.

Swings 25 inches over shears ; 41 inches diameter, 13 inches wide through gap; 19 inches over carriage; cone has 4 sections 3-inch face; back geared; forged steel spindles; bronze metal boxes; dead spindle clamped by adjustable conical binder; Morse Standard Taper in lathe and drill press spindles; hand movement of carriage by means of hand wheel and steel pinion engaging in rack on bed. Steel rack put on in sections, enabling the repair of broken cogs, by supplying a new section. Independent geared friction feed, cross feed and reverse feed motions, in apron attached to carriage. Carriage has long bearings (giving greater bearing surfaces), which are self-oiling, decreasing the liability to wear the guides when used on short work; feed rod on front of lathe, used only for feeding; screw on back of lathe, clamped by open and shut nut, and only used when cutting screws; screw gearing; steady and following rests; large and small face plates; steel wrenches; wrought-iron handles and cross feed stops are included. All pinions are of steel. All gearing is cut. Countershaft, hangers, 3 pulleys, 16x7, to run 90 turns per minute, and 2 pulleys, 22x4, to roll 65 turns per minute.

With 8½ feet bed ; 4 feet between centres; with compound rest and cross feed; shipping weight,          lbs. $
Per extra foot of bed, $
Boxing for foreign shipment, $