HC&M: J. Stark watchmaker's lathe


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Name J. Stark watchmaker's lathe







Catalog ID HCM6496
Year circa 1880-1900
Description Small watchmaker's lathe with bed, stand, headstock, drawbar, one collet, and toolrest. Several parts are brass, including the drawbar knob, knurled nuts, and the base and post of the toolrest. The pulley is ferrous metal, and has no ability to index or lock.

The bed is 8 5/16" long, and about 1 3/8" in diameter, with the flat about 1 1/16" wide. The center is 2" above the bed.

The bed is stamped on one end (some stamps are rotated more than 90-degrees!): "J. STARK", "WALTHAM", "MASS", "PATENTED", "OCT. 19", "1858", "1872".

Update: the tailstock (or another headstock?) was found in the box of parts, along with the threaded post and brass nut to hold it to the bed. It is broken and discolored (heat/fire?), possibly from an attempted repair.
Added 2025-05-04 15:45:33 (updated 2025-05-05 00:12:12)