Chief,
I am guessing here but think you are dealing with a Company name that at one time was US based, but was purchased (name only) and is currently doing business offshore.
The lathe in the photo sure does not look like a H.F. product.
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Central Machinery Co of Lexington, North Carolina, was a manufacture of metal-forming machinery .
In the 1970's ? Central purchased a company by the name of Wysong & Miles, Greensboro NC which was founded about the turn of the century) W&M at one time made heavy woodworking machinery. I have a large W&C wood mortiser.
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000112037-page.html Regards
T.C.
