old bench lathe

[Hoosiersmoker]

It appears you have a Brazilian lathe actually made by a company called Sociedade Technica Bremensis. I found an actual reference from a book called "Brazil In The Making" published in 1943. They reference them as a machinery manufacturer. (https://archive.org/stream/brazilinm...0jobi_djvu.txt) Again, given that there is so little information about the company or the lathe, you probably have, if not a great piece, perhaps a museum piece from the Brazilian Industrial Revolution. As far as being a South Bend Lathe copy, there were many similarities in lathes of the time as nearly half (47%) of the lathes in the United States and at one time were made by the South Bend Lathe Company. They started in 1906. Our company has a lathe from between 1921 and 1931, judging by the number only serial number 33807 (see pictures). To me, the drive belt tension system seems quite different but like I said in an earlier post, it could be a "Frankenlathe" built from different machines or different designs. Anyway, You might have an historical piece of machinery! Hopefully you can confirm some facts to be sure.