Robbins & Lawrence Engine Lathe, 1852
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Robbins and Lawrence Company of Windsor, Vermont built this metal-turning lathe in the 1850’s. The Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine shop was founded in 1846, and became a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The lathe bears a patent plate stamped with the name of Frederick W. Howe, the shop superintendent who was responsible for many of the company’s innovations in machine-tool design. A metal-turning lathe, such as this one, would be an important addition to any machine shop due to its ability to shape metal into a variety of cylindrical surfaces. The bed of the lathe has a length of 100 inches, with 16 inches of swing.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Vermont
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Machine Shop
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Curtis Woodruff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.316022
label: catalog number
content: 316022
label: accession number
content: 216953
objectType: label: Object Name
content: machine tool, metalworking, lathe
label: Object Name
content: turning lathe
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 42 in x 12 1/4 in x 72 in; 106.68 cm x 31.115 cm x 182.88 cm