Watchmaker's lathe used by James Lovelock
- Made:
- Salford
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LicenseSmall watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
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Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Watchmaker’s lathe made by Pultra, 24 Gravel Lane, Salford, Manchester, UK. Owned and used by James Lovelock at his home laboratories. Consists of lathe, two wooden boxes of parts and one small open box.
Scientist and inventor James Lovelock built many of his inventions and prototypes using this high-precision watchmaker’s lathe, including his famous electron capture detector. The lathe was so precise it was possible to carve a slice from a human hair. It has visible wear and tear from many years of service. Lovelock learned how to use tools like this lathe while working at the National Institute for Medical Research in the 1940s and 1950s.
Details
- Category:
- Experimental Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 2012-122
- Materials:
- wood and metal (unknown)
- type:
- lathe
- credit:
- Small watchmaker's lathe with accessories in two wooden boxes. Used by James Ephraim Lovelick to make prototype space constructs in 1960s-1970s. Includes main lathe, 2 x wooden boxes with parts and 1 small open box.
