Slotting Machine by Joseph Whitworth & Co
- Made:
- circa 1870 in Manchester
- maker:
- Joseph Whitworth and Company
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Slotting machine, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Slotting machine, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, c.1870.
J. Whitworth & Co. made this slotting machine between 1860 - 1880. It is a typical slotting machine from this period, with a high table and a boxy, vertical shape. The slotter was presented to the Museum in 1998 by the Atlas Works engineering company of Preston.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- Y1998.35
- Materials:
- cast iron
- Measurements:
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overall: 1940 mm x 1280 mm x 820 mm,
- type:
- slotting machine
- credit:
- Gift of Atlas Works
