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My new lathe! (Below left)
This is the lathe I've been eyeballing at a local antique mart for about three months. After losing several bids on Ebay, I bit the bullet and made an offer. He took it!
The main rail is marked "American Watch-Tool Co", while the headstock is marked "Webster-Whitcomb, with a serial #22896. The tail stock has no mfg. mark, but shows a patent date of 1909. It came with a "Hamilton Beach" "Home Motor",rated 115 ac/dc volts, .7 amps, and pat.1917. There are 15 collets, including a stepped collet for facing operations.
If you know anything about this machine, I'd appreciate hearing from you!
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My new toy!
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Rosewood Ingraham "figure 8" Mantel clock case
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A Kundo Anniversary clock. This one is a miniature, and lives in that rather interesting glass and brass case.
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Some progress with the lathe; this is the drive motor. It is a Hamilton Beach "Home Motor". It is 115 volt ac/dc reversible, and is mounted on a spring loaded pivot. I have rewired it using a speed control from an old Singer sewing machine, which is happily rated for the same 0.7 amps as the motor. Just waiting for a new mandrel, which among other things will act as an idler.
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Another Ingraham clock, of the "Gingerbread"type. The door glass is a modern replacement, but I hope to get the proper type soon.
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My first complete repair job, a Kundo 400 day torsion pendulum clock. Disassembled, cleaned, new suspension spring, and put in beat. It works! In the background is a 1763 Diderot print showing the tools of the horologist
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A neat little watch by Loius Jacot, Locle, Switzerland. I can't find much info about Louis; any data much appreciated.
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A Diderot print, ca.1763, showing"Different tools of horology". Several of these tools have changed very little, and are still used by watch and clock makers.
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...and here is what they did with those tools. Another Diderot print, showing a fusee drive cylinder escapement.
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A new clock! Dial says "Manufactured by the Ansonia Clock Co., New York, United States of America. The colours on the bezel are an artifact of the software. Casting # 489. Any info?
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Kern "Midget" clock.Kern und Sohn, Germany.
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Colorado's State Flower
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Moab, Utah
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Near Silverton, CO
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Canyonlands National Park, UT
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Falls In Southern Utah
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Colorado's State Flower
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Moab, Utah
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Near Silverton, CO
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Canyonlands National Park, UT
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Falls In Southern Utah
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Near Silverton, CO
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Canyonlands National Park, UT
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Falls In Southern Utah
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Colorado's State Flower
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Moab, Utah
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Near Silverton, CO
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Canyonlands National Park, UT
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