The Coronet Tool Co. was in business by 1949, when they were making a combination woodworking machine based around a tubular lathe bed. The company founder, Charles Parker, was also their machine designer. After several years, and several different models of combination machines, Coronet introduced some stand-alone machines, including bench-top table saw, 3-wheel band saw, wood lathe,

Information Sources

• 1949-06-23 The Model Engineer: "The Coronet Tool Co., of Derby, are offering as a Competition prize at the "M.E." Exhibition a Coronet Home Cabinetmaker 3-ft combination lathe complete with circular saw, value £13 10s. It is to be awarded to the best exhibit in what we consider to be the most suitable section for such a prize. Should the winner so desire, he may have, instead, a voucher to the value of £10 towards the purchase of any other equipment from The Coronet Tool Company’s lists."
• December 1966 Popular Science has an article on racing driver Stirling Moss that describes his Coronet home-shop machine.
• Grace's Guide page on Coronet Tool Co.
• Lathes.co.uk page on Coronet Tool Co.
• The Boleyn Workshop website has quite a bit of information on this company and their products.
• The Coronet Tool Co. is long gone but at one time parts were available from Pyatt Woodworking. As of 2026, though, Derek Pyatt has retired and is no longer supplying parts and manuals for Coronet machines. The old Coronet woodworking machines website can still be viewed via the archive.org website, but keep in mind that parts and service are no longer available, regardless of what you may read on the archived website.