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Lathes

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  • Carpentry: a lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning, and examples of turned work. Engraving by Louvet after Gallet.
  • A turner's workshop, the crank of a large lathe, the tools ranged around the walls. Engraving by R. Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: a lathe, with an assortment of tools and a snake (above). Engraving after L.J. Goussier.
  • Engineering: a centring chuck mechanism for a lathe, elevations, cross-section, and details. Engraving by E. Turrell after J. Clement.
  • A lathe in use. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
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    A careless lathe operator getting his tie caught in the lathe. Colour lithograph after P. Mendoza, 1943.

    Mendoza, Philip. | Date: [1943] | Reference: 612118i
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    Carpentry: a treadle-operated lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning. Engraving by N. L. Rousseau [?] after Gallet [?].

    | Reference: 41211i
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    A turner's workshop, a man working the crank of a large lathe, tools ranged around the walls. Engraving by R. Bénard after Lucotte.

    Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804. | Reference: 41226i
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    A lathe in use. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

    Cusden, Leonard. | Reference: 32575i
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    Carpentry: a treadle-operated lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning. Engraving by N. L. Rousseau [?] after Gallet [?].

    | Reference: 41169i
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