One of those unusual machines that seemed to promise everything, yet never caught one as its makers, Lorant & Co. of  98-100 Croydon Road, London SE20, must have hoped. However, today, in the hands of a home-shop machinist, or model engineer, it would doubtless provide an economical way of combining several machines in one, yet without the usual drawbacks associated with that type of set-up; it would certainly fulfil its original potential as a general-purpose machine tool.
A 1 hp three or single-phase motor provided 18 speeds of 80, 100,130, 150, 170, 240, 300, 340, 345, 430, 440, 565, 620, 720, 1010, 1280, 1820 and 2560 rpm. The slower speeds were provided through a geared mechanism, engaged by a push-pull control knob below and to the left of the spindle nose. The geared slow speeds gave the greatly increased torque necessary for heavy duty milling - whilst the highest speed would have ensured success in using smaller cutters on finer work.
With movements of  7.5" and 5", the 12.5" x 6.5" compound table, was mounted on a solid, cast-iron column and could be both swivelled through 360 degrees and caused to rise and fall through a range of 6". The table elevation, controlled by a handwheel on the right-hand side of the cabinet stand, operated through a spiral-gear arrangement. The table could be fed longitudinally by either a screw or a quick-action rack and opinion.
Hardened and ground and running in taper roller bearings, the hollow spindle had a nose threaded 17/8" Acme with the front built out to accept collets of up to 1" capacity.
The machine weighed approximately 8 cwt. (400 kg) and stood on a base, which contained a coolant tank, 20" wide and 31" deep.