An rare survivor from a time when any lathe was an expensive proposition, this Hayward was purchased in 1830 and taken to Ireland where it remained until 2009. With a 4.75" centre height and 21" between centres it served both as a wood-turning machine and, equipped with an expensive compound slide rest, as a lathe for simple metal work. Of an early pattern, the lathe displays an interesting design feature of the time, a mix of materials used where one should have been sufficient. For example, the flywheel had its outer pulley set in cast iron, but the inner in wood, whilst the tailstock used iron for its centre section but bronze for the outer support that carried the centre "pusher screw. Also typical of contemporary practice - though by this date it was less common - was the fitting of the bed into the front part of a wooden stand. The drive system was supported in simple "point" bearings (and turned very easily) and the treadle gear an all-wood construction - pointing to Mr. Hayward being expert in both metal and wood-working techniques.
Arranged with a single plain front bearing, the headstock spindle was supported at its left-hand side by another point bearing with a hardened centre. The large-diameter, 4-step headstock pulley took a 1/4" round leather belt and was equipped, on the face of the largest diameter, with four rings of division holes.
Unusually complex, as were many slide-rests of the time, that fitted to the Hayward was unusual in being a compound type. Instead of fully-machined castings the construction was built-up, with bolt-on plates forming the ways, adjustment being by large- headed side screws that pushed against the edges of the plates to slightly reduced the original hand-fitted clearances.
A number or original attachments survived  with the lathe including the original wood-turning tool storage bracket at the rear, the  original centres, faceplates, wood chucks - and even a set of metal-turning tools stamped W.H.