Hello all :)
Got me-self a Smellie & Co brand lathe. S&Co were a Brisbane based company. The plate that is on the machine says it is supplied by S&Co though does not claim to be the manufacturer. I'm trying to work out who the manufacturer may have been. Best I can work out is that S&Co were out of foundries by the 1890's so likely not made by them.
There are no cast markings anywhere on the machine though on the bed tail stock end off-side the letters "F & AS" are stamped, with the numbers "6251" stamped underneath the letters.
The couple of threads I've come across referring to the S&Co lathe do not mention manufacturer nor has Lathes UK got any info. A lathes UK search of "F & AS" has not shown anything. The Trove adds from S&Co I've found so far make no mention of manufacture though do show a picture of the lathe around 1910 to late 1920's. A trove search of F&AS re foundry or machine shop has not shown anything yet.
I've got a couple of Mars laths (R+D) and do not see any similarity. Mars were from another Brisbane company.
S&Co had a branch in London so may have sourced the machine there.
Anyone know the background/manufacturer of the S&Co lathe or who F & AS may have been ?
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Got me-self a Smellie & Co brand lathe. S&Co were a Brisbane based company. The plate that is on the machine says it is supplied by S&Co though does not claim to be the manufacturer. I'm trying to work out who the manufacturer may have been. Best I can work out is that S&Co were out of foundries by the 1890's so likely not made by them.
There are no cast markings anywhere on the machine though on the bed tail stock end off-side the letters "F & AS" are stamped, with the numbers "6251" stamped underneath the letters.
The couple of threads I've come across referring to the S&Co lathe do not mention manufacturer nor has Lathes UK got any info. A lathes UK search of "F & AS" has not shown anything. The Trove adds from S&Co I've found so far make no mention of manufacture though do show a picture of the lathe around 1910 to late 1920's. A trove search of F&AS re foundry or machine shop has not shown anything yet.
I've got a couple of Mars laths (R+D) and do not see any similarity. Mars were from another Brisbane company.
S&Co had a branch in London so may have sourced the machine there.
Anyone know the background/manufacturer of the S&Co lathe or who F & AS may have been ?
Read the full thread at metalworkforums.com...
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