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Hi guys.? On? one of the Face book? user groups a guy came up with some pictures of a Dalton.? Turns out its a Lot 2 serial number 4.? That makes it the oldest Dalton known? of.? Its a much modified lathe unfortunately.? Riser blocks have been put under the head stock and tail stock to make it a 9 inch lathe rather than the 6 inch it started out in life as.? It also has? a Lot 4 end door cross slide and compound slide.? Funny thing is its still in all its original finish.? I will try and steal pictures of Facebook and post them if I can.? Also the lathe is so early that its has its lot and serial number stamped on the front bed way not the rear and is also stamped Lot 1 so this makes it a lathe that started out as the very first ones built and then Dalton must have decided to call the combination machine Lot 1 and the first little 6 inch lathe Lot 2.? I would love to have gotten my hands on this little lathe unfortunately its in the hands of a rank beginner and he is only interested in making parts with it and has no intentions of restoring it or bringing it back to its original condition.?

Dennis