Restored to showroom condition by Dennis Turk in the U.S.A. this 9-inch south Bend Junior is fitted with the rare (and originally expensive) self-contained overhead drive unit. Another restoration by Dennis, of an 8-inch South Bend Junior, can be seen here
The first small South Bend lathe entered the catalogues in the early 1920s as the 9" Junior New Model. This was, in effect, a 10" lathe with reduced centre height and had almost nothing in common with the much more famous and popular 9" model introduced in 1934 and called by South Bend the "Workshop" model (illustrated below). Whilst parts from the original 10" lathe (the screwcutting gearbox and power-feed apron for example) can, with a little fiddling, be made to fit the Junior models, bits from the later 9" "Workshop" lathes cannot be used. As an example of the design changes between the two an examination of the tumble-reverse mechanism would show that the 9" Junior, like its larger cousins, featured a spring-loaded, solid-bronze lever and brass-covered handle with positive indent location - whilst the later 9" lathe had a much simpler plain, cast lever, clamped in place with a bolt. Even though it was an inexpensive model the 9" Junior followed South Bend's original practice of using phosphor-bronze bushes, lined bored, lapped and adjustable for wear.   
By 1930 trading conditions were so bad that South Bend were forced to introduced an even cheaper model, the 8-inch Junior, details of which can be seen here.
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