My guess is that it is a part off a straight line engine turning machine
Probably the mainslide
Go to;
http://www.pledge.co.uk/
and noodle around in their tech ref section and see if it fills the bill.

Paul K. Dickman

hairbear wrote in message ...
These are pictures of part of an unknown machine from 1924.

The following description was provided:

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http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/slide_1.JPG

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/slide_2.JPG

Two photos of the vertical ? slide part of a machine.The only markings
a

1924 No. 1142 LIENHARD CONSTRUCTEURS LA CHAUX-DEFONDS SUISSE

I got it from a retired toolmaker in Sydney, Australia who inherited
it and we'd be interested in any ideas what it might have been from.

Thanks for looking,
Greg.