I think I bought a 1920-1930 South Bend lathe, but I'm not sure, can you identify?

Dan323 · Dec 11, 2015

Any information I can get on this would be great. I picked it up last night. I got the 1920 4-jaw chuck along with a smaller retrofitted 3-jaw chuck that the previous owner purchased for it. It's been retrofitted with a 110vac motor.

Take a look, let me know what you think!

johnoder · Dec 11, 2015

Not South Bend, They looked like the link

Note entirely differing apron controls

http://www.wswells.com/data/htral/1913_htral/1913_htral.pdf

Dan323 · Dec 11, 2015

You are correct. The tail-stock is also not right. The rest of the design is very similar, I wonder if it's a SB clone? Prentice Brothers maybe?

Derek Smalls · Dec 11, 2015

Seneca Falls maybe?

Dan323 · Dec 11, 2015

Derek Smalls said:
Seneca Falls maybe?

I think you're on to something there. Tail stock and apron look a lot closer. I'm also in Upstate NY, and I think the 4-jaw chuck is stamped 1920 Oneida NY. I still can't find a model that matches exact, but the apron/tail seem closer.

Steadfast · Sep 26, 2017

I think I bought the same lathe ?
Did you ever figure out what brand yours is ?
Ed

kitno455 · Sep 26, 2017

Cross linking these two threads for future researchers:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/help-identify-old-lathe-340497

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