An early iron common headstock signed Holtzapffel, London, (number deleted), with wood pulley (damaged) --centre height 5in.; a heavy screwbarrel tailstock of Evans type (lacks handwheel) --5in. centre; a Holtzapffel hand rest base; a jockey pulley unit for Evans' overhead; a steel brace chuck signed Marples; an unfinished slide rest tool receptacle; major parts of a geared universal cutting frame; a tee rest; and two saw spindles (10)

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An early iron common headstock signed Holtzapffel, London, (number deleted), with wood pulley (damaged) --centre height 5in.; a heavy screwbarrel tailstock of Evans type (lacks handwheel) --5in. centre; a Holtzapffel hand rest base; a jockey pulley unit for Evans' overhead; a steel brace chuck signed Marples; an unfinished slide rest tool receptacle; major parts of a geared universal cutting frame; a tee rest; and two saw spindles (10)

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The headstock is of the very early round topped kind. It is stated in Vol IV that the earliest headstocks were of brass. The first mentioned of the use of iron in the Register is in 1798 (a bed) and this co-incides with the shortage of copper due to the French Wars. By about 1804 the more usual shape with a flat top was well established, thus this must date from about 1800.

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