Spherical slide rest for ornamental turning lathe

Spherical slide rest for ornamental turning lathe, by Holtzapffel

The upper portion of this rest, which was made by Holtzapffel in 1840, can be rotated in a horizontal plane by means of a worm and worm-wheel for the turning of spheres.

See Holtzapffel's Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, Vol V, pp 625-7.

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1938-643
type:
slide rest
credit:
Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.