Wheel cutting engine
Wheel cutting engine in a glass case on a table stand with a drawer of brass fittings and a brass extension arm
- Object Number:
- 1927-1942 Pt1
- type:
- engine
Wheel cutting engine, 1770-1785.
- designer:
- Henry Hindley
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King's College, London, Science
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King's College, London, Science
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King's College, London, Science
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
King's College, London, Science
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
King's College, London, Science
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
King's College, London, Science
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Wheel cutting engine in a glass case on a table stand with a drawer and a box (not original, post 1875) of brass fittings and a brass extension arm
Wheel cutting engine on table with drawer, 1770-1785. This wheel cutting engine is thought to have been made by John Smith in the 1770s while he worked at King George III's Observatory at Richmond upon Thames. The engine was used to cut the teeth of wheels or pinions, and could have been used to divide the scales of instruments.
Details
- Category:
- King George III
- Object Number:
- 1927-1942
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified) and glass
- type:
- wheel-cutting engines
- copyright:
- Unlinked Name
- credit:
- King's College, London
Parts
Accessories for wheel cutting engine
Glass case and various drawers & box for wheel cutting engine in a on a table stand with a drawer of brass fittings and a brass extension arm
- Object Number:
- 1927-1942 Pt2
- type:
- case
