Comments on: The Scully 601 Vinyl Mastering Lathe circa 1960

By: DOMENIC

DOMENIC — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:15:13 +0000

In reply to Bastard Sons of Darius McCollum. I HAVE ONE FROM CIRCA 1953

By: DOMENIC BRIGANTE

DOMENIC BRIGANTE — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:14:22 +0000

HI. I HAVE A VINTAGE 1953 SCULLY LATHE WITH A MONO HEAD; WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT BUT CLUELESS ON PRICE.

By: Ryan Schweitzer

Ryan Schweitzer — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 03:48:52 +0000

In reply to W.B..

Yes, this ad would have to date at least before 1963-64, since there’s no ZIP code listed for the address, but rather a postal zone listed (“Bridgeport 8, Connecticut”, 8 being the zone), postal zones being ZIP code’s predecessor (at least for large cities) until USPS introduced ZIPs in 1963.

Beautiful artwork for this ad, though :).

By: W.B.

W.B. — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:59:30 +0000

A 1975 classified ad in one of the engineers’ trade magazines – from United Western Studios in Hollywood, no less – mentioned a Scully 503 lathe and noted that that model lathe likewise had variable pitch/depth controls. Probably the one introduced in 1950, with features later carried over to the 601?

By: W.B.

W.B. — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:53:03 +0000

Another thing about the company: As of 1950 (when their first automatic pitch/depth control lathe was first introduced), the corporate name was Scully Machine Co. – I can’t say at what point they became SRIC.

By: W.B.

W.B. — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:28:49 +0000

Based on the (203) area code mentioned in that ad, I’d say this was more around 1962-63, when area codes were first mentioned in print (though the system itself dated as far back as 1951). I’d rate the Model 601 lathe as among my favorites – this would have had the following dimensions:
– Lead-in grooves: 7.625, 14.729167 and 32.3125 lpi
(also used for “spread” grooves to go from one track to another; last two also used for “catch” grooves after the lead-out but before entering the concentric locked groove)
– Lead-out grooves: 4.17 and 2.14 lpi

By: Bastard Sons of Darius McCollum

Bastard Sons of Darius McCollum — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:10:30 +0000

Yeah, the Scullys have seemed to go away completely…