Tiffany & Co Advert with lathe

Name that lathe in the latest Tiffany & Co TV advert

**LINK**

Looks like a Hardinge, what do you reckon ?

Turning just got cool

He's got the wrong chuck key and defo needs to take it out before firing up the lathe.

The 'main' lathe is definitely a Hardinge or clone, but what's the lathe to the right of the shot (at 0:30 in the video, when the Hardinge is featured) and which has been spray-painted white?

I think that is a set of rolls not a lathe on the left.

Vintage South Bend judging by the inverted V ways, overhead drive gear and apron layout.

Interesting that lathes are now so retro they are cool again, in the same league as Christmas elves and other magical, mystical things.

I couldn't see a chuck key, right or wrong - but there's a whole raft of unpleasant possibilities if he starts it up.

Oh wait, were you punning on the the golden 'Key'? Ngerrr...

Watching that just reminded this old Bah Humbug why he doesn't have a television.

John.

I thought it was a Hardinge, its got the control box to move the varispeed drive pully in teh box above the head and also the separate little motor on the carrage to give feed independant of spindle speed, don't think old southbends had either of those.

Just wait until the company H&S Officer sees that lot!

Why would Tiffany think that that Ad would encourage anybody to buy their jewellery?

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Pretty much my thought, Gary

Tiffany was a great craftsman & designer, but this stuff looks on par with Pandora Beads

MichaelG.

The white lathe in the background, to the right?

Willy Wonka And The Diamond Factory.

If you don’t understand the advert, you’re not the target audience.

Brian

Edited By Bodger Brian on 23/12/2018 14:02:40

Apparently “Industrial Chic” is very fashionable at the moment.

Edited By V8Eng on 23/12/2018 18:14:09

I don't see Holly Golightly going out of her way to see this.