1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: P. Fairbairn and Co
1594. FAIRBAIRN, P., and Co., Leeds.
Engineering tools and rope-spinning machinery.
Engineers' tools, including lathes; boring, drilling, slotting, planing and shaping machines; wheel-cutting, screwing, punching and shearing machines; plate-bending, forging and hot-iron machines, wood-cutting machinery, steam and travelling cranes; gauges, surface-plates and hand screwing apparatus. Special machinery for turning, boring and rifling guns and cutting armour plates; machinery for the manufacture of small arms, shells, etc. Machinery for hackling, preparing, spinning and twisting flax, tow, hemp and jute; also Heilmann's combing machine for tow; machine for making hemp and Manilla rope yarns; twine machinery, etc.; filling, dressing, gill preparing, spinning and twisting machines for waste silk, etc.
SELF-ACTING SLIDE BREAK LATHES, with treble-geared headstocks and large face plate. Strong base plate with sliding bed upon it moved by rack and pinion. Saddle with T-grooves for fixing work when boring, reversing motion for guide screw, self-acting patent surfacing motion, movable headstock, driving apparatus and screw keys.
These lathes are made with headstocks from 12 to 36 in. centres and upwards, and the diameter of work they will admit in the break from 4 ft. 5 ft. to 11 ft. respectively.
SELF-ACTING SLIDE LATHES, with doubled-geared head-stocks, spindles up to 12 in. centres fitted in conical bearings of hardened steel above that size in parallel bearings of gun-metal. The bed is fitted with guide screw (reversing motion, above 12 in. centres), self-acting patent surfacing motion, loose headstock, driving apparatus, face plates, Clement's driver, back stay and screw keys.
These lathes are made from 5-in. centres and upwards screw cutting when required, or with movable gap as shown.
Also foot lathes, hand, surfacing, boring and special lathes, lathes for railway wheels, crank axles, guns, etc.
SELF-ACTING DOUBLE-GEARED RADIAL DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE, with the base plate arranged with bolt grooves, so that the work can be fixed to the top or the side as convenient. Will bore up to 4 in. at a maximum radius of 36 in. The driving apparatus is self-contained, and the machine complete with drill chucks and screw keys. Diameter of steel spindle 1.75in.
SELF-ACTING DOUBLE-GEARED RADIAL DRILLING AND BORING MACHINES, radial arm will revolve 320 degrees and will move vertically up or down by power, at any position; strong base plate with T-grooves for holding the work. Driving apparatus, drill chucks and screw keys.
| Diameter of Steel Spindle | Will Bore Up To | Maximum Radius | Maximum height of Spindle From Base Plate | Feed of Spindle | Radial Arm Will Move Up or Down |
| 2.25 in | 6 in | 6 ft 0 in | 6 ft 0 in | 1 ft 3 in | 3 ft 0 in |
| 3.00 in | 12 in | 8 ft 4 in | 6 ft 0 in | 2 ft 0 in | 4 ft 4 in |
SELF-ACTING VERTCAL DOUBLE-GEARED DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE, with the base plate and frame cast in one; revolving table on a radial arm as to leave the base plate clear for large work and movable vertically by rack and pinion. Driving apparatus self-contained. Drill chucks and screw keys.
| Diameter of Steel Spindle | Will Bore Up To | Will Take In Diameter | Feed of Spindle |
| 1.50 in | 1.50 in | 2 ft 0 in | 7 in |
| 1.75 in | 4 in | 2 ft 8 in | 10 in |
| 2.25 in | 7 in | 3 ft 10 in | 25 in |
| 2.75 in | 12 in | 5 ft 0 in | 24 in |
SELF-ACTING MACHINE, to work either by screw or rack up to 3 ft. square; above that size, by rack and pinion. These machines are made to plane work from 1 ft. 6 in. square up to 14 ft. square and to any length with 1 or more tool boxes or side tools as may be desired.
SHAPING MACHINES, self-acting, in longtitudinal, vertical, angular and circular motions, head-stock sliding upon the bed, and with quick return motion to tool, 2 front tables, movable vertically by rack and pinion, driving apparatus, and set of screw keys. These machines are made from 6 in. stroke upwards. Smaller machines are described elsewhere.
SELF-ACTING SLOTTING MACHINES with the upright and bed cast in one up to 20 in. stroke, above that size they are cast separately. Double-geared up to 20 in. stroke, and arranged for the gear to throw out for short and finishing strokes. Above 20 in. they are treble-geared; self-acting circular table capable of being inclined for key bed slotting, self-acting compound lower slides. Balanced vertical slide, arranged to hold one or more tools. Driving apparatus and screw keys. Smaller sizes described elsewhere.
| Length of Stroke | Will Admit in Diameter |
| 6 in | 2 ft 6 in |
| 9 in | 3 ft 7 in |
| 12 in | 4 ft 8 in |
| 16 in | 5 ft 10 in |
| 20 in | 7 ft 0 in |
| 25 in | 8 ft 0 in |
| 30 in | 8 ft 6 in |
SMALL SINGLE-SPEED SLOTTING MACHINE, 3-in. stroke, placed upon standards or a fitter's bench, as desired. Capable of slotting flat work, 9 in. in length, and circular work 9 in. diameter; both self-acting. Balanced slide, fly wheel, belt fork and screw keys.
SMALL SELF-ACTING SHAPING MACHINES 3.5 in. stroke, with fast and loose pulleys for two speeds. Arranged for flat work with self-acting table adjustable vertically, and fitted with vice and screw keys ; or for circular work with arbor and cones.
These machines can be had separately, to place upon a fitter's bench, or one, two, or three can be placed upon a bed, as may be desired.
A larger machine is also made 5 in. stroke on the same principle, but with gear. Nut-shaping apparatus extra.
These machines are very useful for shaping nuts, bolts, keys and a great variety of other work.