Watchmaker's mandrel lathe. unsigned
- Made:
- 1800-1825 in United Kingdom
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Watchmaker's mandrel lathe. Top 3/4 view
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Watchmaker's mandrel lathe. unsigned, United Kingdom, 1800-1825
The mandrel carries at one end a chuck or face-plate with three holding 'dogs' or clamps for holding the work, and at the other end a pinion with diagonal teeth gearing into a wheel fixed on an axis parallel to the mandrel, and provided with a handle by which the mandrel is rotated. The mandrel is hollow, and is fitted with a cylindrical spindle having a conical point to centre the work by. A slide-rest is provided.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- 1857-9
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), oak (wood), mahogany (wood) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 230 mm x 440 mm x 220 mm, Wt. 7kg
- type:
- watchmaker's lathe
- credit:
- Bodmer, R.
