Help with Identification

[DaveTTC]

G'day all, I have another lathe .... shock surprise. It is over here

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=190706

If anyone can help with some info it would be very appreciated

Summerton is apparently the maker?

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/07/1b864c20abd178639e1221d6eab7d7ff.jpg

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/07/cbc754582457ab7d2302fe907e5d20fc.jpg


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

[artme]

:o A true beast!!!

Interesting tool rest. Are the bars for the bed solid or just pipes?

[DaveTTC]

Solid bars. Has a conventional rest as well.

Typo fixed

[DaveTTC]

Found this.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/96208943

Perhaps some kind of link to the lathe?


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

[Paul39]

Dave,

I did some digging and found this:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/89789495

http://records.ancestry.com/ralph_john_summerton_records.ashx?pid=94995739

As Hugh Summerton was head fitter and turner at the smelter, he could have made patterns and had one or two cast for his own use. He may have had a side engineering business and made lathes.

I am going to post this thread on the Practical Machinist Antique and History forum and see if anyone comes up with anything.

[DaveTTC]

Thanks Paul,


I look forward to what anyone else may turn up.


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

[DaveTTC]

I could not view ancestry . com as I am not a member. The other article was of interest. thx again


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art