Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - L540

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	8/10" swing
Submitted By:	Wayne McCoy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	L540
Date of Manufacturer:	1936-37
Serial Number:	n/a
Last Updated	3/1/2024 11:47:09 AM

Comments:

Purchased in east Pittsburgh from a woodworking machine enthusiast. He'd noticed a neighbor's trash contained old machine parts and inquired eventually purchasing this lathe. From the Driver catalogs the switch dates it to 1936 or 1937. This was an entry level 8" bed/10" gap swing lathe with a 30 1/2" capacity. Picked up a 100MM Axminster Evolution chuck and some older Morse Type 1 centers for the tailstock. Running as direct drive with the motor mounted below the machine with a link v belt on a hinged bed.

Photo 1:

Comments: Walker Turner L540 w/oak base
Source: Personal Photo

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Photo 2:

Comments: Driver Reversing switch...$2.95 in 1937!
Source: Chip McCoy

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Comments: Walker Turner Driver Badge
Source: Chip McCoy

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Comments: Companion 1/3 hp motor sold by Sears and Roebuck
Source: Chip McCoy

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Comments: Lathe mounted on black oak stand with Buck Brothers tools
Source: Chip McCoy

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Comments: motor mounted below bed with link v belt
Source: Chip McCoy

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