I just received a copy of the serial card for a lathe I inherited from my father.
He, in turn, inherited it from his uncle. My great-uncle, J.J. Daugherty.
He was commissioned an officer in charge of railroad rolling stock maintenance
in France during WWII due to his extensive experience in the maintenance yards
in Houston for (I believe) Southern Pacific Railroad.
After his service, he opened an antique shop in Houston,
with a large quantity of goods “liberated” during his time in Europe.
I have no idea what use he put the lathe to,
but my father was a mechanical engineer and hobby gunsmith,
and inherited the lathe on my great-uncle’s death in the early 70s.
He put it in storage,
anticipating the construction of a shop building for his retirement,
but passed away suddenly in 1983 with his dreams of a small gunsmithing shop unrealized.
The lathe was in storage after my father’s death,
but several months ago I decided to recondition it,
since I am an amateur gunsmith as well.
The lathe is in excellent condition, requiring only cleaning and de-varnishing,
the replacement of all of the felt wicking, and alignment and leveling.
Most of the hand scraping is still visible on the ways,
and I am preparing to evaluate the accuracy of both chucked work and work on centers.
All of the brass “shoes” were missing;
from the crossfeed and compound rest micrometer collars,
and from the back gear eccentric adjustment,
which leads me to believe that someone attempted to refurbish the unit before me.
My father inherited three additional lead screws,
which are still in grease paper and in immaculate condition,
and he also purchased additional parts not supplied with the original lathe:
a steady rest, micrometer carriage stop, milling attachment, threading dial,
Dumore toolpost grinder, and an assortment of collets, but no drawbar.
I’m looking forward to tweaking this lathe,
and getting it up and running to the limits of its accuracy.

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