F.E. Reed & Co. (10″ x 4′ metal lathe) “Martha”
This is a overview of a lathe that I rescued in November 2008. I do not tend to name tools often, but this one has such “womanly” lines and to carry the 1800′s theme… Martha it is~! This lathe has a patent date of 1884 and was built by the FE Reed & Co. from Worcester, Mass. It was put into service sometime around 1890 in Orange, Mass. So far the lathe has been cleaned a little on the exposed metal, but otherwise it’s as found. My plans are to build a proper line-shaft that is ceiling …
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Nice lathe, I just saved a turn of the century lathe from a barn, Hope to have my lineshaft setup soon. GOOD JOB. Phil