From Derby, the same city that produced the far better known Coronet wood lathes, the Radford Combination Woodworker also used a solid steel bar as its bed. However, instead of the plain bronze bearings the Radford employed roller bearings, presumable to ease production problems while offering both higher spindle speeds and ease of replacement when worn. Although a saw bench was offered as an extra on the Coronet (and many other attachments) the Radford had one fitted as standard.
Advertised for a short time during the late 1940s, few of these lathes can have been sold and should a reader have one, the writer would be interested to hear from you.