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Collection of machinery

Collection of machinery, tools, benches, etc., from old tinsmith's shop at Edinburgh. The numbering scheme of this collection follows as far as possible that of the old listing to be found in the technical file, the numbers having survived on many items. Items /3, /4, /8

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Six Stakes

Seaming Machine

Stock Shear

Three Horn Stakes

Four Stakes

Three Tripod Stools

Five Bundles of Sheet-Metal Templates

Press Tools, Eight Punches and Bolsters

Two Snaging Stakes

Bossing Jenny with 5 Pairs of Rolls

Large Cone Stake

Roys and Wilcox Flanging Machine

Folding Press with Two Stop Plates

Two Bossing Punches with Wire Handles

Hollow Punch Cutting Edge

Hollow Punch (Rivet Set)

Anvil

Two Circular Bottom Stakes

Heavy Iron Horse Bar

Dome Stake

Mallet

Seaming Machine

Three Hatchet Stakes

Six Bottom Swages for Swage Tools

Two Spout Stakes

Mallet

Four Swaging Stakes

Stake

Pair of Rolls

Hammers

5 Beating and Anvil Blocks

Large Bick

Bending Rolls for Channel

3 Horses

Machine for Cutting Strips

Tinplate Box with Letter and Numeral Punches

Tinplate Box with Decorative Hand-Punches.

Nineteen Various Punches for Hand Use

Groove Punch

Draw bench, winch handle, wire drawing tongs and shakle, and parts from a pianoforte. Given by Mr James Greig. Draw bench; lacks : 2 winches and 1 nut; spur wheel; 8 legs.

Draw Bench and Components

2 wooden beating blocks

Wooden Beating Blocks

6 bicks

Six Bicks

8 'swage' tools (some paired) probably associated with drawbench /7

Eight 'Swage' Tools

2 stakes

Two Stakes

Folding machine

Folding Machine

Wooden horse with stone counterpoise

Wooden Horse with Stone Counterpoise

A set of bending rolls on iron standard, complete with hand winch and nut (detached), and a small set of bending rolls in a cast-iron frame bolted to a small bench top

A Set of Bending Rolls on Iron Standard

Quantity of tinplate goods, finished and part-finished. Some are packed within a drawer from one of the benches, /2

Quantity of Tinplate Goods

Six order books for articles made and installations carried out and some 'help wanted' notices,from the tinsmith's workshop.

Six order books for articles made and installations carried out and some 'help wanted' notices

Two folding boxes (one broken and incomplete - Parts 1&2)

Two Folding Boxes