Lathe with faceplate, 8 feet in diameter, from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall
This lathe was used from 1845 until 1975 at the Charlestown Foundry, St Austell, Cornwall. It was built at a time when developments in engineering required larger, more strongly built machine tools than had previously existed. The lathe was best suited to machining large wheels, pistons, and similar shaped castings.
Faceplate, 8 feet in diameter, and spindle from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Electric motor
Lay shaft wall bracket, 5 piece cone pulley, loose and fast wheel on shaft with striker arm and shaft mounted on plumber blocks with eccentric crank for feed indexing. 1 no. iron tool stool
Spare parts from a lathe with faceplate, including; wrought iron components, and a wrought iron plate
Wrought iron plate from a Lathe with faceplate, by Charlestown Foundry, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, 1810
Wrought iron component from a Lathe with faceplate, by Charlestown Foundry, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, 1810
Wrought iron component, from a Lathe with faceplate, by Charlestown Foundry, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, 1810
Wrought iron component from a Lathe with faceplate, by Charlestown Foundry, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, 1810
Handle from a Lathe with faceplate, by Charlestown Foundry, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, 1810
One pair of cast split bearings from lay shaft assembly.
Headstock frame and spindle complete with brasses and caps. Part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Slide rest (complete) part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Bearing rail (one of two), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Bearing rail (one of two), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Stool (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Stool (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Stool (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Stool (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Dog (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Dog (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Dog (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Dog (one of four), part of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall.
Connecting components parts of lathe with faceplate from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall: eight bolts, nuts and four keepers; bolt and nut with keeper; bolt and nut with two keepers; eight nuts (not original) for holding down stools (non-original bolts removed during dismantling); six nuts and washers (to fix headstock).
auxiliary part. auxiliary part. Eight blocks of granite, each having two holes drilled top to bottom. Some holes have metal sleeves inserted. Side edges rough finish with some also having mortar remains.
auxiliary part. Four blocks of granite, each having two holes drilled top to bottom. Some holes have metal sleeves inserted. Side edges rough finish with some also having mortar remains.
auxiliary part. Four blocks of granite, each having two holes drilled top to bottom. Some holes have metal sleeves inserted. Side edges rough finish with some also having mortar remains.
