Mystery lathe - New Haven?

[jim rozen]

Photos of a very large (12 foot bed, appx. 28 inch swing) lathe I saw recently. Photos have a lot of items obscuring the machine and it was in a tough spot to snap pictures. I believe the cast nameplate said "New Haven" but this might have been a dealer's plate. There were nearly 3 foot diameter faceplates and four jaw chucks underneath this thing. Details on the tailstock look a bit like Pond or Putnam but not *quite* right. Any guesses?

Shop also has a large tie-bar hendey (qc) and a slightly smaller pratt whitney change gear lathe.

 

[Robert Lang]

It is a New Haven Mfg. Co. lathe. Looks like 1880's vintage.

Rob

 

[jim rozen]

Oddly this machine nor the manufacturer does not seem to be listed at Tony's site. This shop has a large number of machines like this that need to be gone in the near future. Tie bar hendey, and a pratt whitney engine lathe.

 

[enginebill]

Oddly this machine nor the manufacturer does not seem to be listed at Tony's site. This shop has a large number of machines like this that need to be gone in the near future. Tie bar hendey, and a pratt whitney engine lathe.

Vintage Machinery has some info.

New Haven Manufacturing Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

 

[M.B. Naegle]

Oddly this machine nor the manufacturer does not seem to be listed at Tony's site. This shop has a large number of machines like this that need to be gone in the near future. Tie bar hendey, and a pratt whitney engine lathe.

Have they started advertising? Seem motivated to find good homes for it all or are they leaning more towards the scrap man? I assume it's up in your neck of the woods.

 

[jim rozen]

Vintage machinery site had actual photos of a very very similar NH lathe.