Whitworth Lathe No. 626

Made:: 1880 in Manchester

maker:: Joseph Whitworth and Company

Treadle lathe, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c

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Treadle lathe, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c
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Treadle lathe, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c. 1880.

Lathe no. 626 is a precision screw-cutting lathe dating from about 1880. It is powered by a foot-treadle. This lathe has ‘change gears’ which enables it to cut a variety of different screw-threads. Whitworth’s name was closely linked with screw-threads. He introduced a set of measurements for them that were adopted as the national standard.

Details

Category:: Hand and Machine Tools

Object Number:: Y1985.30

Materials:: metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)

Measurements:: Overall: 1260 mm x 1020 mm x 1855 mm,

type:: lathe

credit:: Purchased From Bower, Mr P. M. R.

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Whitworth Lathe No. 626

Treadle lathe, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c. 1880.

Measurements:: 1260 mm x 1020 mm x 1855 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: Y1985.30/1

type:: lathe

Whitworth Lathe No. 626

Large wooden crate containing a number of machine parts for Lathe no. 626, including 21 change wheels (cogs) of varying sizes. Approximately 30 machine parts in total including a tin of bolts and gauges.