Spindle, lathe
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- OBJECT TYPE
- copying
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0281.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron/steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 217.0 cm
- Width
- 74.0 cm
- Height
- 33.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Machine
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1890'S
- Canada
-
Used in eastern Ontario shop for manufacturing axe handles for farm and forestry use, typical of equipment used in rural areas to manufacture parts - Function
-
To turn axe, pick, and cant hook handles into shape before finishing them - Technical
-
A simple form of copying lathe used in blacksmith shops or small rural manufacturing establishments, a forerunner of more sophisticated equipment - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Spindle, lathe, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1986.0281, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0281.002/
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