An Australian-built copy of the American South Bend 9-inch "Workshop" lathe, the Parkanson was much less well known than the other Antipodean versions sold by Hercus, Sheraton and Purcell names. Parkanson was the brand name of Theo. Park & Son, Engineers, of 10-12 Teton Court, Highett, Victoria. Melbourne, who were well known, over many decades, as manufacturers of industrial power hacksaws
If any reader has a Parkanson lathe - or other machine tool - the writer would be pleased to hear from them.