Antique B.C. Ames Watchmaker's/ Clockmaker's/Jewlers Precision Lathe

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Gold International Machinery Corporation
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Antique B.C. Ames Watchmaker's/ Clockmaker's/ Jewelers Precision Lathe,
Model #3
Our Inventory Number:
1196-385
Technical Specifications:
115V/1PH/60HZ
Swing over bed: 8"
Distance between centers: 20"
Speeds: 6
Motor: 1/2 HP, 1725 RPM
Overall bed length: 37"
Overall dimensions: 61"(l) x 26"(d) x 75" high
Estimated weight: 700 lbs.
Equipped With:
Counter shaft overhead flat belt drive system
Dual foot pedal operated belt guides
Hand wheel draw bar
35 - assorted #3 AM collets
3-Jaw & 4-Jaw chucks
Live center
Jacobs 1/2" drill chuck for tailstock
Compound tool slide
6" face plate
Tool post ring/rocker
Steady rest
Extra draw bar
Wood bench
History:
Once a commonly available accessory for small lathes, the tailstock-mounted indexing turret was a simple and economical way of producing small batches of components.
An ordinary screw-feed tailstock barrel would have slowed the process up more than somewhat, but if lever or rack-operated, and with light work, respectable rates of production could be achieved with very simple tooling
End view of bed showing the double ring of 60 and 72 indexing holes on the spindle-pulley flange.
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PROVENANCE, DETAIL / SPECIFICATIONS:
CIRCA 1905
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
History
The
B. C. Ames Co.
was founded in 1901 by Bliss C. Ames as a successor to
Alcorn & Ames.
He started with small bench lathes and added a line of small milling machines in 1905. The company closed in 1946.
Information Sources
American Milling Machine Builders: 1820-1920
by Kenneth L. Cope, 2007 page 6
The
Massachusetts corporate registry database
lists this company's first registration as 1922-06-26.
https://books.google.com/
books/about/Ames_Enclosed_
Head_Precision_Bench_Lathe.
html?id=X9eEGwAACAAJ
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over 50 years experience
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Our
Showroom/Warehouse
facility is located at the Foot Of Exit #26 off Interstate Route 95 North in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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