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Hello Fellow Hobbyists

I am wondering whether anyone would be interested in preserving a very early Drummond lathe. My information is that it is No 7. I assume that that is its serial number, although not being familiar with Drummonds I may be wrong - it might be the model.

It belonged to my late uncle and is now owned by his son. It would certainly make an attractive addition to a collection of historic machine tools but is a viable proposition as a hobbyist's lathe. It currently 'lives' on the Isle of Wight.

If you are interested and want more information please contact Paul Leinthall-Cowman on [email protected] 01905 356482

Best Regards, as always, Martyn

Looking at the Drummond section of Lathes.co.uk should allow you to identify the model type. If the number 7 is stamped on a number of parts it is likely the way they kept track of the bits that they had matched up in production.

Numbers on Drummonds are as Bazyle says assembly marks . Flat bed lathes have the serial nmbr on the bed at the tailstock end . Unfortunatly a serial number is not a reliable guide to anything on a Drummond , there are known duplicates and the factory system was odd to say the least.

You will find a very decent bunch of people at the facebook Drummond/Myford Lathe Owners and Enthusiasts group. A great deal of experience and knowledge I know that many have reservations about FB but I have no problem with it. A photo here would be most helpful too.

Just a small suggestion that posting complete phone numbers and email addresses on an open forum is inadvisable?

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Generally a very good point, John

Perhaps not too risky in this case though, as those details are already in the public domain. https://www.classicyachtbrokerage.co.uk/contact/

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 08/06/2023 12:45:10