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W. W. Carey / Carey & Harris
Lowell, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	14" by 9 foot bed
Submitted By:	Robert Bernstein

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	wooden bed
Date of Manufacturer:	circa 1880-1910
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Last Updated	2/15/2009 6:26:59 PM

Comments:

I bought this lathe February, 2009, in Westminster, Vermont, on the Putney line. The provenance is not well known, the lathe had never been used by the seller.

The swing is appoximately 14 inches, the bed length is nine feet, the lathe is well framed of maple, the ways never painted and showing liitle evidence of wear, and the legs, joined and bolted have an aluminum type paint, which does not seems to be orignal. The legs also are not worn though one is split and the split piece is missing. Each leg shows a though hole at the bottom end and I suspect some bracket probaby cast iron and l-shaped was used to fasten this machine to a wooden floor.

The headstock is handsomely made, and has a five step cherry wood pulley; the countershaft is missing (and I could well imagine has been left behind in some old New England shop with the missing leg brackets). The tailstock has been fairly roughly adapted for a lever rather than a screw adjustment, and has a brass maker's plate

W.W. Carey
Lowell
Mass

The bed rails have a gap bed feature in that a small section by the headstock is jointed into the bed ans separately screwed to the frame to increase swing at that spot. I am unsure whether the bed is manufacturer made or shop made.

The lathe came with several faceplates, a short and a long rest and a few other items. I think that I may set this lathe up for turning, as, though I seem to be buying collector's items, I think I would like the challenge of this and would like another working lathe here; this seems a good candidate for this for a number of reasons.

I have shown my gararge doors again, as you can see.

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Comments: overall from tailstock end
Source: Ruth Bernstein

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Comments: headstock
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Comments: overall from headstock end
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Comments: tailstock
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