Home Made treadle lathe.

This is the lathe i found in the Warkworth & District Museum.

The maker is unknown.

It is interesting to see that the flywheel is made of a steel rim with home made spokes or cross to connect it to the crank shaft.

And also that the head stock has wooden bearings, the tail stock has a steel plate for the screw shaft with a nice hand wheel.

This is in not to bad shape for its age, and no borer( that i could see).