Purcell (South Bend Copy). By far the best Manual for this lathe is the one produced by Denford Tools for the original Boxford lathe. A few mechanical details are different but the operating procedures are identical. It contains a complete 136-page set of information for all models of belt-drive Boxford lathe from the earliest to the last made.

South Bend: "9-inch Workshop Lathe" Catalog No. 46-B (home-market edition) dated 1-10-39 - the best edition for owners of South Bend 9-inch lathes. A beautiful publication that shows the entire range of accessories, and the final development of the complete model range as it was in pre-WW2 years. 32 well-illustrated pages. £35

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South Bend: "9-inch Workshop" Lathe Catalogue No. 9-F dated 1948. Shows the traditional Models A, B and C together with the new range of underdrive models on sheet-maetal cabinet stands. 38 pages. £35

SOUTH BEND 9-inch and 10-inch "10K" lathes and also useful with clones such as the Ace, Blomqvist, Hercus, Joinville, Moody, Purcell, Sanches Blanes, Sheraton, Storebro, UFP, Boffelli & Finazzi, Demco, NSTC, Select (Lin Huan) and Parkanson. SOUTH BEND 9-inch and 10-inch "10K" lathes and also useful with clones such as the Ace, Blomqvist, Hercus, Joinville, Moody, Purcell, S

South Bend 9-inch lathe: if you want a set of general assembly and Spare Parts Drawings the 50-page set produced for the English Smart and Brown clone is excellent - almost blueprint quality, but without the dimensions. Only the headstock differs in any detail from the original lathe.

South Bend 9-inch and 10K Parts Manual. A detailed publication that covers all models of the 9-inch "Workshop" and "10K" lathes.

South Bend Model Parts Manual for the Models "O", "N", "R" and Junior Lathes in the following sizes: 9", 11", 13", 15", 16" and 18"