52377

Today I took possession of a rusted but tight SBL 8” x 36” engine lathe, a Cat. No. 408-Y.
 It had been sold by HERBERT(S) MOORE Machine Tool of San Francisco (has an H-M plate
above the main SBL plate on the gear cover).  I can not find a serial number, but admit that it
may be beneath rust or dried lubricant.  If I find it I will forward. 

I was very lucky and received a full set of gears, lots of tooling, 3 chucks, and some other yet
unidentified items, but of course no manual.  I was also lucky to come across your website
this evening, and I am grateful that you and your cohorts have provided so many old catalogs
and other published items; they are tremendous.

I’ve the serial number now.  The ways down ‘that’ way had a nice coat of oxidation over
52377.

AND, the finish on this machine appears to have been the gray, not the japanned (which I
would be inclined toward).