ATLAS Lathes full-range Catalogue No. 50 (1950) with millers, shapers, drills: 35 pages £

ATLAS Lathes full-range Catalogue No. 8 (1934) including the 9-inch "all-belt" drive lathes, the first of the later 10-inch models with backgear, the cheaper "Unit Plan" lathes, the first wood-turning lathes, the company's drills, presses and pictures inside the factory. 32 pages.

ATLAS Lathes full-range Catalogue No. M52 (1952 to 1958) with 1954 price list and millers, shapers, drills: The print is 'soft' and the many small photographs require lots of work by hand to degauss and improve contrast. The result is a perfect reproduction of a high-quality 120g paper.

ATLAS and Craftsman Drill Presses: a beautifully printed compendium of Atlas and Craftsman drill presses extracted from 30 years of catalogs spanning 1931 to the 1950s. Through the 1950s the range of Craftsman drill presses remained basically unchanged until withdrawn late in that decade. Includes the rare Instructions "How to Use a Drill Press".

Atlas 10-inch F and D type Lathe. Separate Parts Manual as exploded component diagrams and a basic threading chart.

Atlas 10-inch Screwcutting Gearbox Instructions. These are the instructions provided when a customer bought the screwcutting gearbox to fit to a changewheel-equipped standard lathe. Comprehensive 72-page Special Edition listing all the setting for standard, metric and odd threads and feeds.

The first manual for the original 10-inch Atlas did not include the screwcutting data - but later editions did, the makers including card inserts to allow the chapter to be included later. To make up for this I can supply the extensive thread-cutting instructions and dedicated charts from what was known as the 61-page "Supplementary Screwcutting Instruction Booklet".

Atlas Drill Grinding Attachment (No. 2915) Comprehensive Manual and Parts Illustrations.

Atlas Lathes Catalogue No. 5993-1 with the 6" and 12" New Model lathes having the changed apron control; circa 1967: 16 pages.

Atlas Milling Slide for the 6-inch lathe. Operation Instructions with Parts as Exploded Component Drawings.

Craftsman 6-inch Lathe Mk.1 Models (the same as the Atlas 6-inch): "Type designations" stamped into the identification tabs on these Craftsman-branded models have included: 101.07301, 101.07300, 101.20140, 101.2048, 101.2048F, 101.2120, 101.2140 and 101.M1518 (for a special mica undercut version for electric repair-shop use) and the very early (and rather different) Type 101.07

Craftsman 9-inch lathe Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Illustrated parts List. This edition is for the very early metal-turning lathe with the multiple V-belt drive. It was also sold with "Atlas" and "Metalmaster" badging.

Metalmaster 9-inch Lathe with early "multi-belt" countershaft assembly and no backgear. This lathe was also sold as the "Atlas" 9-inch and "Craftsman Lathes" click here for pictures Rare, very early Instruction Manual and simple, Illustrated Parts Manual. Includes a copy of a rare, early Catalogue.

SHAPER WORK - Work on the Shaping machine - a complete, highly detailed and well-illustrated 333-page book on how to use and get the best from any shaper. Titled: "For Beginners in Machine Shop Practice" it features a larger machine - but the methods and principles involved apply to all makes and types. This is the very best manual on shaper work ever published.