Watchmaker's whalebone bow
- Made:
- Unknown
Watchmaker's whalebone bow. The string wraps once around the spindle of a drilling turn (1910-16/1). The bow is made from whalebone with a fine gut band.
This bow was used to turn parts held in a drilling turn which allowed the maker to shape the materials for use in watches.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- 1910-16/2
- Materials:
- brass DUP 1, cat gut and whale bone
- Measurements:
-
Bow overall: 255 mm x 70 mm x 10 mm, .004 kg
- type:
- hand drill
- taxonomy:
-
- tools and equipment
- equipment
- drills
- credit:
- Wimshurst, H C
