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James Grose Lathe - Re-badged Portass Model S
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James Grose was a London-base store that, like the better known Gamages, sold a bewildering variety of items, from car and motorcycle accessories to ice skates, camping equipment, bicycles, clothes--you name it. So, just like Gamages, Grose ordered from Portass a batch of the Model S lathe - and no doubt Mr. Portass, keen to cut down dealing with chatty, time-wasting and awkward individual customers would have welcomed such trade with open arms.





Or, first chisel off the real maker's name ….

…. then add your own

The complete Portass "S-Type" as re-branded for James Grose Ltd.


Portass Home Page 

Heavy Duty 4-inch  Portass PD5   First Portass Lathes

Portass Model C    Shaper   Portass Junior   Portass Model X & XL

Eclipse Portass   Portass Round Bed   Portass Mk. 5 (Mk. V)

"The Big Dreadnaught" 
    Portass "Window" Model

F.W.Portass   

James Grose Lathe - Re-badged Portass Model S
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