Axle Machining Machine, Patent Model, 1880
date: label: date made
content: 1881
notes: label: Description
content: This is a patent model of an axle machining machine patented in 1881 by Francis D. Bliss. It has an oiled wood finish and a brass plate. This machine functions similarly to a lathe. The movable carriage rides on flat ways and the carriage is moved by rack and pinion gearing. Two halves of flat threading die are attached to the top of the carriage. A device akin to a spot-facing tool is located at the end of the carriage and is used to flatten the end of shafts. A support for the work piece is located at the end of the frame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: O. Rundle Gilbert
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.336500
label: catalog number
content: 336500
label: accession number
content: 1978.0318
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Axle Machining Machine
label: Object Name
content: Machine for Machining Axles
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: wood construction - from catalog card: 15 in x 8 3/4 in x 9 in; 38.1 cm x 22.225 cm x 22.86 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 15 in x 9 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 38.1 cm x 23.495 cm