Lot Essay
LATHE NO.931 WAS FIRST SOLD ON FEB 15TH 1815. THE TYPE OF OVERHEAD FITTED IS UNUSUAL AND NOT DESCRIBED IN HOLTZAPFFEL'S BOOKS, ALTHOUGH OTHER EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN NOTED. THE STRAIGHT-LINE CHUCK IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN VOL V, FIGS 470/1, BUT WITH A SEATING FOR THE ECCENTRIC CHUCK INSTEAD OF THE WORM WHEEL.