Can Anyone Id This Lathe?

To me, it looks Lodge and Shipley-ish. If so, it should be a nice lathe, depending on condition.
-James Huston
 
Thanks, that what I thought at well. This was "wholesaled" by a company called Brown and Zortman out of Pittsburgh, Pa. They would wholesale machines, and put their badge on them. For sure, this one is old. I find the drive train to be very interesting........V-belt to gear box, then flat belt to headstock. Looks like babbit bearings as well. This one is definitely an older model.
 
The builder's name is cast in the bed just below the lead screw in the second picture.

If this is a L & S, it's around 1900-1910 era.
 
Thanks Ken. If the ways are in good shape, is it worth $400? That is what the seller is asking. Includes everything in the pictures and all the tooling (which I haven't seen yet). I have an Atlas QC54, so this would become my "big" lathe.
 
If the handwheels don't flop around when you grab them and the spindle turns without any grinding noises, its worth $400. Ken

As Bob said, it was originally set up to run off a line shaft in its early days. The transmission shown in the picture was a aftermarket deal you could buy back in the 1920's - 1940's to run it off a motor as it is set up now.

I bet that is a two horse power motor! Twenty horse power today!
 
Thanks guys. I have a motor off an old air compressor that looks just like that. It is a 3 HP and weighs over 100 lbs. That translates into a backup motor if the current one on the lathe is shot.
 
Man, if that's not thrashed it's a steal at that price!
Sadly, mine was thrashed and I paid more!
 
It might have some wear on it but it doesn't look like it was beat up. None of the handles are bent or broken and the compound doesn't have any signs of crashing into the chuck. At $400 it looks like a possible old iron restoration to me if nothing major is broken.
 
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