Metal lathe Sheldon 11 x 36 - $1800 (Seattle)

I'm thinking about going to have a look at this lathe. What can people tell me about Sheldon's like this one?
 
Does nobody know nuttin about Sheldon's? (Bump...)
 
My impression is they are a quality made lathe. No hands on experience.
John York would be my guess as to who may know a thing or two about Sheldon.
 
Not as common as say, Southbend, still Sheldon is a good name, similar to Hendey or other machine companies that fell by the wayside probably in the 1950’s or 60’s. That looks like an older machine, I think later versions had a double tumbler gearbox and an LOO spindle. Still, not a bad price if it isn’t worn out and has some tooling with it. I wouldn’t avoid it, other than condition.
 
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