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Boxford 4.5-inch Precision Plain-turning Lathe
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A detailed Manual & Parts List is available for all Boxford lathes together
with changewheels and other spares.
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Boxford 4.5-inch Precision lathe home page here

Bench version of the rare Boxford 4.5-inch plain-turning precision lathe

The "exposed-ways" long-travel top slide of the Boxford 4.5-inch Precision was fitted with a "Norman Patent" quick-set toolholder of the type  used for many years on Drummond and Myford M-Type lathes

Boxford plain-turning precision lathe serial number stamping: DEH = Denford Engineering Halifax. This lathe would have been made during 1955 and (with "P123" indicating a plain lathe No. 123) may have been the 22nd unit, the production batch probably being numbered from 101.