Thought to be Australian in origin the machine illustrated below was rescued in 1968 from a factory in that country where it had been in use for many years. The headstock, with its spindle running in a single front bearing and the end supported against a hardened centre, is typical of the type commonly used on smaller amateur machines throughout the 1800s (but also on a few lathes into the 1920s) whilst the slide rest looks to be of a more modern design but with ungraduated feed screws. The twin-bar bed, still a popular design for both wood and metal lathes today, carries a leadscrew between the rails driven from a set of changewheels running on what appears to be a rather larger-than-usual pins.
The countershaft is almost certainly original (though its pulleys and those of the lathe headstock have been changed to a modern V type) and of a pattern and built quality not seen until the 1920s. The writer would like to know more about this machine and, if you can help, please do get in touch.