Centre Fork
Centre fork
Early wheelwright's lathe (including loose parts)
Early wheelwright's lathe (including loose parts)
This lathe forms part of the equipment exhibited in the museum's reconstruction of a wheelwright's shop. It came from Barley, Herts, where it was used until 1949 by four generations of wheelwrights for turning the elm hubs of waggon wheels. The lathe was driven by an assistant who turned a crank handle attached to a flywheel 6 ft 6 inches in diameter mounted in a stand 8 ft away from the lathe. A pulley is bolted to the flywheel and drives by means of a rope the pulley on the lathe mandrel.
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Parts
Driving dog
Driving dog
"Chuck" (driving dog ?)
"Chuck" (driving dog ?)
"Chuck" (driving dog ?)
"Chuck" (driving dog ?)
Chuck key from early wheelwrights lathe
Chuck key, from early Wheelwrights lathe
- Materials:
- metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- 1949-347/5
- type:
- winding key , lathe - machine and tools
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Early Wheelwright's Lathe
Early wheelwright's lathe
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This lathe forms part of the equipment exhibited in the museum's reconstruction of a wheelwright's shop. It came from Barley, Herts, where it was used until 1949 by four generations of wheelwrights for turning the elm hubs of waggon wheels. The lathe was driven by an assistant who turned a crank handle attached to a flywheel 6 ft 6 inches in diameter mounted in a stand 8 ft away from the lathe. A pulley is bolted to the flywheel and drives by means of a rope the pulley on the lathe mandrel.
- Measurements:
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overall: 1140 mm x 1580 mm x 600 mm,
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- 1949-347/6
- type:
- lathes
