Taylor Models K16 and K17 41/2-inch and 61/2-inch Brass-finishers' Reversing lathe on the maker's cast-iron stand. Taylor's  claimed some improvements for this machine in comparison with their earlier designs: the headstock of both lathes carried a hardened and ground spindle running in bronze bearings with "collars" in gun-metal on the smaller machine and hardened steel on the larger. Thrust was taken out using ball-races against the inside of the left-hand bearing, a design that the company claimed would not, " heat up under heavy pressure."
The stand was simple, but interesting; instead of the usual splayed legs (against which workers could trip) these were arranged to be a straight as possible and to project no further forwards than the front edge of the bed; the aim was to give as much clearance in narrow gangways as possible and, to further this ideal, if several lathes were to be mounted next to each other the beds were machined on their ends so that they bolted together and, then, to save money, mounted in pairs on strengthened legs. To aid stability and rigidity the lathes were bolted not only to each other but also both the floor and wall as well - as shown in the picture below and in a sectional drawing here.
The 'fast-and-loose' countershaft was designed for quickness of use and operated by two foot pedals that controlled which of two belts, each running in opposite directions on 'loose' pulleys, was to be flicked across to engage the central 'fast' (drive) pulley. Each foot pedal had a catch that enables it to be locked down when a long cut was being taken, yet to release it only a tap with the foot against its side was needed. The selector shaft that moved the belts could be mounted either on the top of the stand (as shown in the picture above) or bolted to the wall or ceiling; missing from the picture are the two belt-shifting claws that would normally have been carried by the selector unit..

A set of Taylor "reversing" spinning lathe set up in pairs with their beds joined end to end and stands bolted to both floor and wall (in preparing the picture for publication the graphic artist painted out the joints between the individual beds). Two belts connected each lathe to the overhead line shafting; one belt was set for direct drive the other was "crossed" to reverse the direction of rotation. A sectional drawing of the multi-lathe arrangement can be seen here.

Taylor Model Y4 (bench countershaft) and Y5 (separate countershaft) 7-inch centre height heavy-duty reversing brass-finishers' lathe. These lathes were heavier and of a more sturdy constructed than the K16 and K17 Models (above) and fitted with high-speed cone-bearing headstocks with the end thrust of the internally-threaded (1-inch Whitworth) spindle taken out by the (old-fashioned) method of a hardened end cap bearing against a bracket bolted to the left hand face of the casting.

Taylor Model 460 61/2-inch Brass-finishers' lathe with compound slide rest and either 13/16" or 1 3/8" hole through the spindle and an externally threaded nose. The tailstock was unusual in carrying an expensive-to manufacture and complex arrangement whereby the barrel could be moved by either a lever or a screw thread. This lathe could double both a brass-finishers' lathe and a general-purpose plain-turning machine for simple jobs.

Taylor Model 1375 - the first of the brass-finishers' under-drive lathes was advertised alongside the early open-headstock models. Surprisingly the stand used was not the same as that employed on the first under-drive spinning lathes but had an L-shaped headstock-end plinth with the left-hand side and back cut away.
The reverse was electrical and controlled by two foot switches between the stand's legs.

Model 1376 - an early under-drive brass-finishers' lathe with compound slide rest.