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I already have a workhorse watchmaker's lathe, a Rivett, featured elsewhere on this forum. Well I happened to recently purchase another lathe marked "Perton" from a local jeweler's shop. At the same time a good friend of mine GAVE me three more, all he wanted was his shipping cost! And to top it off, he has one more to send to me when he finds it. Woo hoo!
As I understand it, watchmaking enjoyed a popularity surge during & after WW2 because of all the returning servicemen with legs blown off. There were MANY brands out there.
Here's my collection so far. On the stands, left to right: Elson, Lancaster Special, Moseley. Below: Reese on the left, Perton on the right. So now I have six examples of American watchmaker's lathes - only about 15 or 20 more to go! Yeah right...hey, you never know what's out there.
As I understand it, watchmaking enjoyed a popularity surge during & after WW2 because of all the returning servicemen with legs blown off. There were MANY brands out there.
Here's my collection so far. On the stands, left to right: Elson, Lancaster Special, Moseley. Below: Reese on the left, Perton on the right. So now I have six examples of American watchmaker's lathes - only about 15 or 20 more to go! Yeah right...hey, you never know what's out there.