Photo Index - Pratt & Whitney Co. - Bench model

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Pratt & Whitney Co.
Hartford, CT

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	about 24" between centers
Submitted By:	Art Shaw

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Bench model
Date of Manufacturer:	about 1900
Serial Number:
Last Updated	6/14/2010 10:59:28 PM

Comments:

This lathe was advertised on Kijiji locally and I was the first guy to get there and make an offer. The seller said it had been around "forever", and since he was young, I suspect it belonged to his father. It seems to be the only woodworking machine by P&W to show up so far.

Photo 1:

Comments: The bed is 42" long, which leaves about 24" between centers. The original pulley for a flat belt has been replaced with a V-belt pulley.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Photo 2:

Comments: The Vee-shaped slides on the bed are accomodated by a grooved base plate under the tool rest.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Photo 3:

Comments: This drive center is probably not original. It looks homade to me, and would tend to split the wood it was driven into.
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Photo 4:

Comments: No doubt about who made it.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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