In article , Gunner says...

Its neither a Harding nor an elgin. They used dovetail ways, standard
or reversed, even in the tiny watchmaker lathes IRRC.

Agree, but the tailstock features are similar, especially
the distinctive handwheel, where there's a solid disc
instead of spokes, and a torroidal rim. Compare the
two:

http://members.aol.com/pswelzen/v1.jpg

and

http://www.geocities.com/noramm10566/59ts.jpg

The clamp screw is also similar, although in the
auction one it does seem to be entering the
casting right dead center through the top. I
wonder if somebody's been doing a mix/match
thing.

I had a Dalton lathe where the original headstock
had been replaced by a 5C cataract one.

Jim

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