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Portass Machine Tools
Model range 1920s to 1950s
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Portass Junior

The 2-inch centre-height lathe in the top left-hand corner of the picture was also marked "Eclipse" for James Neil & Sons the Sheffield-based maker famous for their range of hand-tools.

Not every machine tool manufactured by Portass but a representative range. The rare and unusual long-bed lathe shown in the middle of the picture can be seen here.
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