Accession No

2606

Brief Description

lathe, by Holtzapffel and Company, English, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

Holtzapffel and Company

Class

miscellaneous

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel, cast iron); wood (mahogany, at least five others); hide (leather)

Dimensions

length 1455mm; breadth 640mm; height 1255mm drive wheel diameter 690mm; length of shaft 1060mm shelf space 1: length 560mm; breadth 485mm; height 105mm shelf space 2: length 755mm; breadth 426mm; height 100mm shelf space 3: length 930mm; breadth 470mm; height 180mm shelf space4: : length 870mm; breadth 440mm; height 160mm

Special Collection

Provenance

On loan from the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England from 1968.

Inscription

‘Holtzapffel & Co.
London’ (various places)

Description Notes

Mahogany table with set of drawers mounted beneath the top. Pivoted crossing bar near base between back legs; attached to this is a wooden treadle with a black-painted cast iron hook which moves the drive wheel. This is a black-painted cast iron wheel with drive shaft coming out of centre. Along the front of the top of the table is a grooved steel plate which carries a support for the tools of the lathe; the support can move along the length of the groove.
Many steel, brass and wooden fittings (some in the drawers beneath the instrument) include cog wheels, cranks, pulley wheels, bits, files, spanners, etc. Much of the brass is highly decorated.

complete (?)

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