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
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THIRTY-TWO-INCH LATHE. Swings 32 inches over shears;
21½ inches over carriage; cone has four sections 4¼-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; 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 cut the guides when used on short work; steel lead
screw on front of lathe clamped by open and shut nut; screw threads
only used when cutting screws; screw gearing, steady and following
rests; large and small face plates; steel wenches; 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, making 75 turns per minute.
With 11-feet bed; 5 feet between centres, compound rest and cross feed; shipping weight, lbs. $ Per extra foot of bed, $ Boxing for foreign shipment, $ Geared face plate (triple geared), extra, when ordered, $100. |