Vintage work crew photos

**olderdan** · Jun 11, 2019, 09:33 AM

The Thames in London was in a similar state to Venice in the 1950s, I used to passenger on the Grenwich ferry as a youngster which was a paddle steamer. The stench as the paddles started from the churned up soup was almost enough to make you wretch, and people used to fish for eels in it.

**Toolmaker51** · Jun 11, 2019, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by olderdan

The Thames in London was in a similar state to Venice in the 1950s, I used to passenger on the Grenwich ferry as a youngster which was a paddle steamer. The stench as the paddles started from the churned up soup was almost enough to make you wretch, and people used to fish for eels in it.

Well, separating the two be easy enough. . .

**Jon** · Jun 12, 2019, 09:20 PM

Lathe workers in Scotland. Photograph taken from a display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

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**hemmjo** · Jun 12, 2019, 10:17 PM

Now THAT is a lathe!!!!! Wouldn't you love to see that in operation!!!

**Frank S** · Jun 12, 2019, 10:52 PM

Switch it on and watch them scatter.
I'd take that even if it were so worn out by now that it is held together with rusted on swarth. Just think of how beautiful of a yard art piece it would be. I Have a half mile road frontage I'm sure I could find a place for it.

**ranald** · Jun 12, 2019, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Switch it on and watch them scatter.
I'd take that even if it were so worn out by now that it is held together with rusted on swarth. Just think of how beautiful of a yard art piece it would be. I Have a half mile road frontage I'm sure I could find a place for it.

LOL, add a roof, Frank, and charge parking.

**ranald** · Jun 12, 2019, 11:46 PM

Probably powered by guinea pigs.

**Frank S** · Jun 13, 2019, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by ranald

LOL, add a roof, Frank, and charge parking.

It would most defiantly have to be under a roof

**Loose Ctrl** · Jun 13, 2019, 07:55 AM

The biggest lathe I worked on had a six-foot swing and was set three feet into the concrete floor. We made extrusion dies for polymers out of different grades or stainless steel and titanium bar stock.