Whitworth lathe

maker:
Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

Whitworth lathe, J. Whitworth and Co, Manchester No. 765, c. 1860

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1971-42
type:
lathes
credit:
British Vinegars Ltd.

Parts

Countershaft with 4-step cone pulley and collar

Countershaft with 4-step cone pulley and collar

Countershaft with 4-step cone pulley and collar (no bearings)

Object Number:
1971-42/2
type:
countershaft
Faceplate and two driver plates

Faceplate and two driver plates

Faceplate and two driver plates (each driver with one catch-pin)

Object Number:
1971-42/3
type:
faceplate
Seventeen change-wheels

Seventeen change-wheels

Seventeen change-wheels, numbers of teeth as follows : (disc) 30, 35, 40, 50; (spoked) 55, 65, 70, 75, 80, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 130, 140, 150

Object Number:
1971-42/4
type:
wheel
Two fixed steadies (one cracked in 2 places and repaired in 1)

Two fixed steadies (one cracked in 2 places and repaired in 1)

Two fixed steadies (one cracked in 2 places and repaired in 1), a sheet-metal cover and a square box spanner. These items may not belong but were found associated with /2, /3, and /4

Object Number:
1971-42/5
type:
steadies
2 guards for back-gear and a countershaft with 4 step cone pulley and fast and loose pulleys

2 guards for back-gear and a countershaft with 4 step cone pulley and fast and loose pulleys

2 guards for back-gear and a countershaft with 4 step cone pulley and fast and loose pulleys in 2 plummer blocks on bent-iron brackets, all presumed to belong

Object Number:
1971-42/6
type:
guards