Catalogue of surgical and dental instruments, elastic trusses, syringes, &c : manufactured by Horatio G. Kern, No. 25 North Sixth Street, above Commerce, Philadelphia.

  • Kern, Horatio G.
Date:
[1869?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Catalogue of surgical and dental instruments, elastic trusses, syringes, &c : manufactured by Horatio G. Kern, No. 25 North Sixth Street, above Commerce, Philadelphia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Locomotive Lathe. Trice of Stand without Head with plain Head US Table Head , ;l Diamond Lathe Head. Socket Head A New Lathe, at which the operator sits, using one or both feet to work it. There are two treadles, each of which is inde- pendent, and the cranks are at right angles to each other (hence the name), therefore one crank or the other is always ready for work, as there is no dead centre. With a little practice in tread- ing, this lathe runs very light. The advantages are, 1st, one foot balances the other, 2d, the power is always acting, as in the locomotive. The minimum height #of the top is 30 inches (two'inches higher than the ordinary table), and it is arranged so as to vary the height 6 inches, making it 36 inches to the top; the head also raises 4 inches. Can he taken down and put up in a very few minutes with little trouble. The top is of walnut. 20 X 15 inches, and has two drawers. It is packed in a box 20 X 15 X 10 inches. , This lathe runs very steady, as it is well braced and very stiff. $16 00 22 00 ,. 23 00 24 00 25 00 Amateur Lathe, This Lathe is designed ex- pressly for the Amateur It is handsome and complete, having a table 16 by 20 inches of wal- nut, with a drawer underneath for tools; it runs very steady and light It is suitable for brass, iron and steel, as it is ar- ranged with fast or slow speed. This Lathe is equally adapted for the Dentist or Jeweller Price $35 00 HAND FLY WHEEL LATHE. \Fig. 66] Price $6 50 The United States Lathe. This lathe (See Fig. 67) has a moveable column and table, and^ is capable of being elevated eight inches, to accommodate the' operator in either a sitting or standing posture. This is an im-