How to determine Manufacture date of Delta 1460 lathe

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04-12-2014 05:16 PM

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Hi all.
I purchased a Delta 1460 lathe last year at an auction.
I am trying to find out what year model this lathe is.
The serial number is 41-2240. The serial plate doesn’t say Rockwell like some of the other ones I have seen online.

The only parts that I think are original are the cast iron base, headstock, tailstock, and toolrests.
The motor is a newer 90vdc Baldor 1.5 hp reversible motor with variable controller.

I really like the lathe but I don’t know much about turning.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.
Tom

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AlaskaGuy home \| projects \| blog 2891 posts in 2001 days #1 posted 04-12-2014 07:42 PM	Might find out something here. http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/DeltaSerialNumbers.ashx -- Alaskan's for Global warming!
TheDane home \| projects \| blog 5218 posts in 3355 days #2 posted 04-12-2014 08:36 PM	Rockwell acquired Delta in 1945 … prior to that, the badges and plates on Delta machinery identified the manufacturer as Delta or Delta/Milwaukee. -- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"
ScrapHeap home \| projects \| blog 20 posts in 1328 days #3 posted 04-13-2014 06:23 PM	Thank you for your responses. Alaskaguy, judging from the information in your link, the manufacture year of this lathe looks to be 1946. Here are some pictures of my lathe and the serial number plate.
MrUnix home \| projects \| blog 5425 posts in 1891 days #4 posted 04-13-2014 09:24 PM	According to the vintagemachinery wiki serial number list, that lathe was built in 1946 (S/N#’s 40-6601 thru 49-5000). Not sure if you still can, but you used to be able to e-mail the Delta support staff and they could narrow down the model number, month and year of manufacture for you. Cheers, Brad -- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable

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