Simple compound slide rest without micrometer dials - and the most basic of nuts embracing the Acme-form, left-hand 12 t.p.i. leadscrew
The tailstock was guided by ways down the middle of the bed and was fitted with a No. 0 Morse taper barrel. The handle on the leadscrew handwheel was properly waisted.
Rear View of the gap bed
A basic Adept with the original supplier's transfer
Original or modified ? Certainly the casting bolted to the front face of the headstock is a complex affair with its integral leadscrew bearing and tumble reverse mounting.
Just why the crude Adept 3-jaw chuck was so inadequate is obvious from the picture - still, the jaws were hardened and, in skilled hands, remarkable results were possible.
Although it looks very Adept like, this "Wakefield" lathe was almost certainly built by Portass