Copying Lathe, ca. 1900
Unknown maker
Artifact no.: 1986.0281
Source: Dr. K.E. Hartin
This copying lathe was used in an eastern Ontario shop for manufacturing axe handles for farm and forestry use. A forerunner of more sophisticated equipment, it is typical of equipment used in blacksmith shops or small rural manufacturing establishments around 1900.
7 ноя 2012