General Information

Serial #

142394

Part Number

1

Total Parts

40

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PREDOMINANTLY METAL (STEEL, IRON), WITH WOOD, LEATHER, RUBBER AND SOME SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS/FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

165.0 cm

Width

80.0 cm

Height

132.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SOUTH BEND

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

South Bend

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS LATHE USED BY HENRY NESS C.1946-2000. MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY CANADIANGOVERNMENT C.1943-1945.

Canada

LATHE PURCHASED IN 1943 FOR USE IN WAR EFFORT BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH A.R. WILLIAMS, TORONTO, AND SHIPPED TO RCAF REPAIR DEPOT IN WINNIPEG, MB. PROBABLY USED IN MFR/REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT IN ST. JAMES, MB AREA. WAR ASSETS CORP. SOLD LATHE TO MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS IN 1946, FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP.

Function

USED TO MACHINE RAIDIALLY SYMMETRICAL FEATURES IN METAL OR PLASTIC PARTS.

Technical

SOUTH BEND LATHE WORKS EST'D IN 1906. 9" LATHE DEV'D AND MARKETED AS AN AFFORDABLE HOME WORKSHOP MACHINE WITH INDUSTRIAL ACCURACY. ORIGINAL MODEL "A" INTRODUCED IN 1939. FEATURES HORIZONTAL MOTOR DRIVE, QUICK-CHANGE GEAR BOX, POWER LONGITUDINAL FEEDS & POWER CROSS FEEDS. CUTS BOTH RIGHT & LEFT HAND SCREW THREADS.(REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate on quick-change gear mechanism reads "MANUFACTURED BY SOUTH BEND LATHEWORKS/ SOUTH BEND IND., U.S.A./ 9 INCH SOUTH BEND/ PRECISION LATHE/ MODEL A/ CATALOGUE NO. 444Z/ BED LENGTH 3 1/2/ [trademark]/ CHART NO. 1/ PAT. APP. FOR". Plate also displays 2 charts: "AUTOMATIC CROSS FEEDS/ 3 TIMES LONGITUDINAL FEEDS" and "THREADS PER INCH/ FEEDS IN THOUSANDS". [See Supp. Info.] Serial no. "142394" and "D.R.M." incised on front bed rail. "1" handwritten on green label on lathe. * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

ORIGINAL BENCH AND HEADSTOCK SLEEVE (POSSIBLY) MISSING. MISSING COTTER PIN ON BELT LEVER; SCREW ON ELECTRICAL BOX; 1 SET JAWS FOR 3-JAW CHUCK (.10). 2 BROWN PULLEY BELTS (.1 PT AND .5) ARE REPLACEMENTS OF ORIGINALS.

Finish

NATURAL METAL, MEDIUM AND DARK GREY ENAMEL PAINTED FINISHES ON.1 LATHE..8 MOTOR CASING PAINTED BLACK..9 BENCH GREY: TOP DRAWER IS STAINED & VARNISHED; REMAINING 6 DRAWERS ARE UNFINISHED.

Decoration

N/A