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  1. 8th December 2014, 02:07 PM #1
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    G'day all, I have another lathe .... shock surprise. It is over here

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/help-summerton-8-a-190706

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

    Summerton is apparently the maker?






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    Interesting tool rest. Are the bars for the bed solid or just pipes?
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    Solid bars. Has a conventional rest as well.

    Typo fixed
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    Found this.

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

    Perhaps some kind of link to the lathe?


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    Dave,

    I did some digging and found this:

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

    http://records.ancestry.com/ralph_jo...x?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.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Thanks Paul,


    I look forward to what anyone else may turn up.


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


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