Bidspirit auction | Peerless-Marshall 8mm Watchmakers Lathe

Peerless-Marshall 8mm Watchmakers Lathe - A benchtop watchmaker's lathe system featuring chrome-plated and cast metal components. The lathe assembly includes a central bed, a headstock with a three-step pulley and draw-in spindle, a movable tool rest with a T-bar, and a tailstock with a manual feed handle. The lathe bed is secured to a cast metal base that also supports the drive motor. A green urethane drive belt connects the motor to the headstock pulley. A chrome-plated motor is mounted to the pedestal base. It bears a black and silver nameplate literal reading: L & R, 115 VOLTS 150 WATTS D.C. & A.C. TO 75 CYCLES, SERIAL NO. A 2012, MODEL 1/10 H.P., MADE BY L & R MANUFACTURING COMPANY U.S.A., ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY. The pedestal base has the letters L & R cast into the metal in raised relief. Power is regulated by an external Dremel speed control unit. The face of the unit is printed with DREMEL, Solid State, and MOTOR SPEED CONTROL with a central dial graduated from 0 to 5 and a red rocker switch for ON/OFF. The underside of the control box is stamped DREMEL MFG. CO., RACINE, WIS., MADE IN U.S.A., MODEL 219, 120 VOLTS 60HZ. 5 AMP. The lathe bed end cap is stamped with the manufacturer's mark PEERLESS, MADE IN USA. The system is equipped with a two-prong US-type electrical plug.