Geometric Lathe, Philadelphia, United States, ca. 1925
date: label: date made
content: ca 1925
name: label: lender
content: American Bank Note Company
label: maker
content: Wright, E. A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) geometric lathe
label: Description (Brief)
content: Philadelphia, United States, ca. 1925
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Lathes of this type were used to generate intersecting patterns of fine line in various shapes onto metal printing plates of a secure nature, i.e. money, stocks, bonds, postal stamps etc.. The highly detailed designs produced from these plates were difficult to forge. This machine came from the United States Bank Note Company, this company traces its roots to 1795, it is presently called ABnote North America.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Mexico, Philadelphia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: ABnote North America
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0179.01
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0179.01
label: accession number
content: 2012.0179
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lathe
label: Object Name
content: lathe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 ft x 10 ft x 4 ft; .9144 m x 3.048 m x 1.2192 m
label: Measurements
content: overall; crate: 5 ft x 12 ft x 6 ft; 1.524 m x 3.6576 m x 1.8288 m