If you search for “William Walters” traversing mandrel lathe, you can see a picture of an 1804 lathe that has similarities to yours. Note molding on tail stock, thread cutting box, fire hardwoods.
If you search for “William Walters” traversing mandrel lathe, you can see a picture of an 1804 lathe that has similarities to yours. Note molding on tail stock, thread cutting box, fire hardwoods.
Looks like a pattern maker or a machinist had some time on his hands.