Five milling cutters

maker:
Joseph Bramah
Five milling cutters, for making locks, made by Joseph Bramah

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Five milling cutters, for making locks, made by Joseph Bramah
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Five milling cutters, for making locks, made by Joseph Bramah, c. 1790

These five milling cutters with one arbor for mounting between lathe centres were used by Joseph Bramah in the manufacture of the Bramah lock. The cutters are forged steel cylinders, helically cut and finished by hand. They have the surface of a rough-cut file.

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1935-131
type:
cutter
credit:
Bramah Security Equipment Ltd.

Parts

Milling Arbor

Milling Arbor

Arbor for mounting between lathe centres were used by Joseph Bramah in the manufacture of the Bramah lock.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1935-131/1
type:
milling arbors
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Milling Cutters

Milling Cutters

Five milling cutters for mounting between lathe centres were used by Joseph Bramah in the manufacture of the Bramah lock. The cutters are forged steel cylinders, helically cut and finished by hand. They have the surface of a rough-cut file

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1935-131/2
type:
milling cutters
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum