DEAN, SMITH and GRACE Historical Collection:
1) 1926 Booklet "A Lathe and More About Lathes" 1926. Shows a range of DSG lathes and their accessories and explains elements of their design and structure. Elements covered include examples of the advantages and disadvantages of various designs and approaches to the headstock carriage, tailstock, leadscrew, leadscrew nuts, clutches, drive systems and tooling, etc. Covers a range of attachments and how major parts including headstocks, aprons, saddles and screwcutting gearboxes were set up for machining and how final testing was done. 60 pages.
2) DEAN, SMITH & GRACE Book "A Little Farm Well Tilled".A well-illustrated and interesting publication circa the early 1960s that covers the history of the Company. 79 pages
3) Catalogues (1930s-1940s) "A Short History of the Firm of Dean, Smith & Grace", the "Minor" (13Z) Lathe and the Models A & B in all their configurations. 40 pages. A total of 179 pages.
£56 (Bought individually the three publications would total £95)