Shapely and planer lathes

Shaper attachment made by Booth Brothers, Dublin, for attachment to treadle lathes. Probably advisable to stand to one side when treadling.



Planer attachment, Munro, Lambeth, London.

Both illustrations are from an encyclopaedia published about 1873.

Shaper attachment made by Booth Brothers, Dublin, for attachment to treadle lathes. Probably advisable to stand to one side when treadling.



Planer attachment, Munro, Lambeth, London.

Both illustrations are from an encyclopaedia published about 1873.

See that, Asquith, I'll bet that you thought I was kidding when I advised having a lathe, shaper and planer in your British Car's tool kit.

There ya go!

Kudos, Good Sir, Lately your posts have been outstandingly interesting, delicious in fact.

I like the title of this post. We here in The Colonies have quite a number of Large and Shapely lathes.

See that, Asquith, I'll bet that you thought I was kidding when I advised having a lathe, shaper and planer in your British Car's tool kit.

There ya go!

Kudos, Good Sir, Lately your posts have been outstandingly interesting, delicious in fact.

I like the title of this post. We here in The Colonies have quite a number of Large and Shapely lathes.

Thank you, Jim.
They wouldn't go in the boot. We'd have to tow them in what we like to call a 'caravan'.

As reward for your kind words, I'll shortly post a picture of a versatile machine that makes the ones above look highly specialised.

Thank you, Jim.
They wouldn't go in the boot. We'd have to tow them in what we like to call a 'caravan'.

As reward for your kind words, I'll shortly post a picture of a versatile machine that makes the ones above look highly specialised.

Asquith:

The Booth Brothers advertisement brings back
a lot of pleasant memories. In the mid to late
1960s, when I was working with Eamonn Meehan at
his small job shop at Portobello Harbour, Dublin,
we bought most of our tooling at Booth Brothers.
In those halcyon days, it was also a hang out for
the model engineer crowd, we all knew each other.
It was better than a pub for swapping lies about
the"great model" we all had in progress. At that
time the shop was located at 18 Pembroke Row, just
off Baggot Street, Lower, near the Grand Canal.
In December 1969, I bought my Myford Super 7, with
chucks and accessories, for about $360.00. In the
early 1970s, Booth Brothers moved to the Blue Bell
Industrial Estates, off the Naas Road. This loc-
ation was a much greater distance from our shop,
so our visits became much more infrequent. The
old shop was really a fun place. Eamonn told me
that when he bought his Myford ML7 in the early
1950s from Booth Brothers, they were located in
their old shop. He said that the shop had been
built in Dickens time and that it was treasure
trove of goodies for the mechanically minded.
Sorry I missed it. It is possible that the at-
tachment pictured was sold from that shop. Thanks
for the stroll down memory lane.

Hendeyman

Asquith:

The Booth Brothers advertisement brings back
a lot of pleasant memories. In the mid to late
1960s, when I was working with Eamonn Meehan at
his small job shop at Portobello Harbour, Dublin,
we bought most of our tooling at Booth Brothers.
In those halcyon days, it was also a hang out for
the model engineer crowd, we all knew each other.
It was better than a pub for swapping lies about
the"great model" we all had in progress. At that
time the shop was located at 18 Pembroke Row, just
off Baggot Street, Lower, near the Grand Canal.
In December 1969, I bought my Myford Super 7, with
chucks and accessories, for about $360.00. In the
early 1970s, Booth Brothers moved to the Blue Bell
Industrial Estates, off the Naas Road. This loc-
ation was a much greater distance from our shop,
so our visits became much more infrequent. The
old shop was really a fun place. Eamonn told me
that when he bought his Myford ML7 in the early
1950s from Booth Brothers, they were located in
their old shop. He said that the shop had been
built in Dickens time and that it was treasure
trove of goodies for the mechanically minded.
Sorry I missed it. It is possible that the at-
tachment pictured was sold from that shop. Thanks
for the stroll down memory lane.

Hendeyman