Lathe Collection

A Watchmaker at Work
A clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen

A Fountain Pen Repair Shop - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
A Fountain Pen Repair Shop - The Pen Shop - at 112 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Date: 1940

Turning Wood on a Lathe
A turner uses a lathe powered by a foot pedal to carve and shape a length of wood

RAF workshops WWII
A man working on a lathe in an RAF aircraft workshop during World War II

Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th century
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Engineering apprentices Victorian period Date: 19th century

A lathe ready for use. Date: circa 1965

Vinolia Advertisement Lady Of The lathe
An illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Co. Ltd. it is a promotion of Royal Vinolia cream, the image, titled Lady of the Lathe, shows a female munitions worker

Maudslay lathe. Date: circa 1945

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. 3-speed gear and differential. Date: circa 1920

James Watt's studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall
James Watt's lathe and vice-bench at Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

Wood turner working with a lathe, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: wood turner working with a lathe, India

Trades in Regency England. Hop picking, South Down sheep and effects of gunpowder. Man cutting hops, women and children picking off the hops in Farnham 19

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Itinerant turner wearing a dress covered in
Itinerant lathe turner (tourneuse) wearing a dress covered in wooden toys and games. She holds a head for a wig 1, scythe 2, trumpet 3, flutes 4, lace bobbins 5, rolling pin 6, egg 8, goblet 9

Boring machine and cornering saw, 18th century
Boring machine and cornering saw, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Crown saw and coaking engine, 18th century
Crown saw and coaking engine, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal

Cutting engines, 18th century, including a rose engine lathe or figure lathe made by Holtzapffell Deyerlien. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Henry Maudslays revolutionary screw-cutting lathe, 1800. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, including shaping engine, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Adverts, John Marshall & Co, The Eclipse Tool Mfg Co
Adverts for John Marshall & Co, Clyde Boiler Works, Motherwell, and The Eclipse Tool Manufacturing Co, Linwood, near Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Cutting screw threads with hand chaser 1875
Skilled operator cutting threads or screws on a lathe by hand. Date: 1875

Turning wood on a pole lathe, which is turned by a foot pedal. Date: 1930s

Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield 1871
Various scene inside the government-owned rifle factory, Royal Small-Arms Factory, Enfield. Date: 1871

TOOLS / FOOT-LATHE
Foot-operated lathe

TOOLS / LATHE / 1806
Lathe for turning cylindrical poles Date: 1806

Nontron, Dordogne - Blacksmith High School. Date: 1906

Portrait of a gentleman in an interior, at a lathe
Portrait of a man standing at a lathe, oil on canvas by Arthur Devis, 1752-1756, in a carved and gilded pine frame. Date: c.1752-1756

Ancient Gem Cutter and Apprentice - Sri Lanka
Ancient Gem Cutter with his cutting and polishing tools and (his middle-aged!) Apprentice - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1908

Treble-geared lathe for turning, boring and facing pulleys. Height of centres 18 inches

A lathe operator at work
A metalworker checks the settings on a large industrial lathe. A lathe is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling

Women Munitions Workers Keighley WW1
On 23rd September 1916, the West Riding Volunteer Regiment organised a flag day and procession with marching bands. It included an attractive tableaux or float by the Keighley National Shell Factory

Tram Construction at Belfast, Trueing Up Car Wheels in Lathe - a view of tram car wheels in lathes inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Turner Working a Lathe
A turner using a treadle- operated turning-lathe to carve a piece of wood Date: 1827

Group of Men Gathered Around a Bristol-made Metalwork Lathe, Unknown Location, . Date: 1910s

LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs Date: circa 1950s

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Screw Presses Date: circa 1910s

Whitworth lathe

Tyre grinding lathe

Coil boring lathe. Height of centres 40 inches

Gun boring and finishing lathe. Height of centres 12 inches

Barrel turning lathe

Gun breech screwing lathe

Gun turning and boring lathe

Boring lathe. Height of centres 3 inches

Fly wheel turning lathe

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