A very early production Winfield, the Mk. 1. The bed casting was cast solid, not as a hollow box section, the overall length around 2-feet, the centre height 3.25" and the distance between centres 12". No tumble reverse was fitted (and no provision on the headstock to incorporate it). The compound slide rest feed screws lack micrometer dials, though the cross-feed screw end bracket was in bronze - rather an extravaganza on an inexpensive lathe. Note the carriage rack with its teeth pointing upwards - a sure-fire recipe for them to fill with swarf and jam.This lathe has something of a history, being used by the inventor and patent holder to make parts for the first moving-coil (as opposed to moving magnet) pick-ups for vinyl records

Earlier or later? A slightly different version of the Winfield, again with a solid not a cored bed. Flat-belt instead of V-belt drive; no hand on the leadscrew end and a "balanced" instead of full-circle handwheel on the carriage. Restoration and pictures by Dr. Christopher Woodcock