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Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Rose engine lathe

Rose engine lathe

circa 1740

Ornamental Turning 'Rose-Engine' Lathe

Ornamental Turning 'Rose-Engine' Lathe

1740

HSS Tangential lathe turning tool

HSS Tangential lathe turning tool

1960

Chuck key from early wheelwrights lathe

Chuck key from early wheelwrights lathe

Two steel hex bolts, from Richard Roberts' Original Slide Lathe, 1817

Two steel hex bolts, from Richard Roberts' Original Slide Lathe, 1817

1817

Lathe with slide rest and appliances

Lathe with slide rest and appliances

1823-1824

Manual slide positioning screw nut, for Richard Roberts' Slide Lathe

Manual slide positioning screw nut, for Richard Roberts' Slide Lathe

1817

Spindle for swivelling fitting to carry worm-wheels

Spindle for swivelling fitting to carry worm-wheels

Copy turning lathe, 1857, (Gun stock)

Gunstock Copy turning lathe, 1857

1857

Original slide lathe, by Richard Roberts, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1817

Slide lathe

1817

Ornamental and rose engine lathe on stand, with eccentric and oval chucks and other accessories

Ornamental and rose engine lathe on stand

circa 1800

Lathe with slide rest and appliances. Plus accessories. The lathe was owned by Charles Babbage. It was made to order for him by London toolmaker Joseph Clement in 1823-1824.

Lathe with slide rest and appliances

1823-1824

5" centre lathe with 0.7” Raising Block. Iron bed with drop-down brackets on double mahogany frame

Holtzapffel lathe, on iron bed and mahogany frame

1804-1815

Wooden pole lathe used for brass finishing, in possession of Thomas Noakes and Sons Ltd for nearly a century; one mounted photograph of old pole lathe in situ

Wooden Pole Lathe

circa 1800

Whitworth lathe, No. 765, by Joseph Whitworth & Co., Manchester, England, 1855-1865

Whitworth lathe

1855-1865

Ornamental and rose engine lathe

Ornamental and rose engine lathe

circa 1800

Table for Ornamental and rose engine lathe

Ornamental and rose engine lathe

circa 1800

Table for Ornamental and rose engine lathe

Ornamental and rose engine lathe

circa 1800

Under-bed chest of 6 drawers

Under-bed chest of 6 drawers

2-part flywheel, crankshaft, treadle & hook

2-part flywheel, crankshaft, treadle & hook