It IS a bit too large for my shop, though..

Not sure what was in the crate on the floor....was able to get a better photo of some of the name

Somehow, I don't think is is a wood turning lathe.....I did find a steadyrest, lying on the floor..

There is an overhead Line Shaft to drive it.  Did not see a motor, though.   That "stick hanging down is a "gear shift"   for the belt drive.    Estate sale, a few miles south of here...

Steve, betcha thats an American Tool Works metal lathe. A buddy down the road has its younger brother. Made in Cincy. His is also one massive piece of iron. 

Do we need your Old Machinery Forum, reactivated?

10 hours ago, John Morris said:

Do we need your Old Machinery Forum, reactivated?

In your spare time would be OK by me!

 

Awesome pictures Steve...that lathe is cool...as Clark Griswold would say, "It's not going in our front yard Rusty, it's going in our "garage!" Imagine the stories that thing could tell!

That thing is too massive for most garages but think of the things you could make with it. 

Sadly what likely will happen is some "scrapper" will buy it for pennies and haul it off to sell as scrap iron.  

all fixed up that can be a nice lathe but to fix that one you might need to be ( or learn to be) expert in way scraping

 

If I only had the room.....