Spherical slide rest for ornamental turning lathe
- maker:
- Holtzapffel and Company
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.
