Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Lathe
Metal cutting, treadle operated, with screw cutting capability. Round bed with internal leadscrew, 'three speed' pulley on headstock, driven by a flat belt from a large three stepped pulley/flywheel on treadle shaft. Fitted with a three jaw chuck, bolted to its faceplate. One of a very famous range of small lathes built by the Drumond Brothers Ltd., Rydes Hill, near Guildford. These machines were very popular with hobbyists and small engineering firms (a great many were used by the Army in mobile workshops during W.W.1).
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
85.131I/1
Creation/Production
Drummond Ltd.
Date: 1906
Acquisition
Donation, 3/9/1985
Measurements
Length
(mm): 930
Width
(mm): 850
Height
(mm): 1220
Material
cast iron
steel
brass
Location
In store
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