Photo Index - Goodell-Pratt Co. - small lathe

Machinery Photo Index

Manufactured/Badged by:
Goodell-Pratt Co.
Shelburne Falls, MA; Greenfield, MA

True Manufacturer:
Goodell-Pratt Co., Shelburne Falls, MA; Greenfield, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	3 1/2 inch swing, 5" length
Submitted By:	william noble

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	small lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	aprox 1900-1920
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	10/31/2011 12:18:43 AM

Comments:

bought from the OWWM BYOD forum. Lathe is marked "Massachusetts Tool Company" - which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Goodel-Pratt. I believe this lathe is what is called a "precision 700". Note broken tailstock casting.

The jackshaft assembly is for a watchmaker's lathe, unrelated to the lathe pictured - I discovered this when I compared the step pullies (they are very different) - the jackshaft is for a very old watchmaker's lathe.

This lathe has a small drawbar that holds the chuck (shown) or collets, or other accessories. there is an MT-0 dead center in the tailstock quill.

I cleaned the unit with a 12 inch wire brush held in a saw arbor and driven by a 1.5 hp motor. some hard to clean parts were bead blasted (really just part of the bed and tailstock). It is painted with two part (dupont) automotive urethane paint over a light layer of etching primer.

For the record, the holes for oil cups are threaded 9/32-40, there is a taper to the threads, I don't know what the original oil hole covers looked like.

Photo 1:

Comments: After restoration - lathe body
Source: my photo

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 2:

Comments: After restoration - jackshaft assembly
Source: my photo

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 3:

Comments: advertizement from 1919 popular science
Source: google books screen capture

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 4:

Comments: tailstock casting after painting
Source: my camera

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 5:

Comments: lathe before restoration
Source: seller's photo in BYOD forum

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 6:

Comments: jackshaft, before restoration
Source: seller's photo in BYOD

Direct Link
IMG Code