Photo Index - F. E. Wells & Son Co. - 12" Wood Lathe Overhead Flat Belt Drive

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Manufactured/Badged by:
F. E. Wells & Son Co.
Greenfield, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	12" Swing x aprox. 30" (48" Bed)
Submitted By:	Jim Wade

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	12" Wood Lathe Overhead Flat Belt Drive
Date of Manufacturer:	1900-1917 (See Comany Info)
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/11/2005 6:54:23 PM

Comments:

This is a Vintage F. E. Wells & Sons Production Wood Lathe. It must have once been driven from an overhead drive system but has since been converted an electric motor. It has "F. E. Wells & Sons. Greenfield Mass.& U.S.A" cast in the legs and has a National Supply Co. tag. The bed is stamped 2013. Based upon the company information listed by this site it must have been made between 1900 and 1917 while the F. E. Wells & Son company existed.

Photo 1:

Comments: Overall of the lathe.
Source: Taken in my shop.

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Photo 2:

Comments: Belt drive unit.
Source: Taken in my shop.

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Photo 3:

Comments: The back of the tail stock.
Source: Taken in my shop.

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