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hi i thinkthe lathe is an american toolworks machine,i had one 20 odd years ago, looks identical except mine was a fair bit bigger being 10 ft between centres it was a 1917 model ex railway i was told it was a left handed machine as all the controls were oppisite sides to a normal lathe,as im right handed it was awkward to use

Thanks Kelvin!
And welcome to CMN!

Looks American to me
It's got the saddle wheel to the left of the cross slide screw which is generally considered to be American
I think they were also using V beds at an early date to.
Is it basically Imperial or metric ?
Does it have American screw threads?
That style of construction died out in the early 30's when small electric motors took over from line shafting
might be a brown and sharpe or something like that.
looks quite useable.
hope this helps
Geoff

very similar to one i have but dont use any more.
if i think on, i'll dig it off the shelf and picture it for you!

Site Admin wrote:Does anybody know what make this is?

looks like a BRITISH LEADER OR IXL JUST SOLD MY OLD LEADER NICE LITTLE LATHE LOOK ON WWW.LATHES TONY GRIFFITHS LOVERLY SIGHT BYE BYE

Never seen that type before but it looks quite dangerous safety wise.

May be worth posting the question on the Mig Welding Forum which as well as the obvious has many knowledgeable members on all matters machine shop and general engineering.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/