Photo Index - W. P. Davis - Engine Lathe

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Manufactured/Badged by:
W. P. Davis
North Bloomfield, NY; Rochester, NY

True Manufacturer:
W. P. Davis, North Bloomfield, NY; Rochester, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Jonathan Sherwood

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Engine Lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	1920
Serial Number:	589
Last Updated	9/12/2017 10:00:13 AM

Comments:

Made in Rochester, New York, Purchased from a garage in Trenton, New Jersey in October of 2016 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Not much information to be found on this lathe, but it's overall of conventional design sharing many features common to other lathes of the time.

Photo 1:

Comments: Front-on view of the lathe
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Photo 2:

Comments: Angled view showing 'improvised' counter-shaft
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Photo 3:

Comments: Chuck, carriage, top slide and tailstock
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Comments: Screw-cutting gearboxes below headstock
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Comments: Apron control layout
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Comments: Chuck and headstock before cleaning
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