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French screw-cutting lathe
- Title (English):
- French screw-cutting lathe
- Collection:
- Early 20th Century Engineering Lantern Slides
- Set:
- Transfer of skill
- Agent:
- unknown
- Date:
- 1569
- Location:
- unknown
- ID Number:
- RMA01151_b23_269
- Catalog Record:
- 2075312
- Collection Number:
- 16-5-1151
- File Name:
- RMA01151_b23_269.jpg
- Transcription:
- Figure 13. French Screw-Cutting Lathe, Previous to 1569.
- Work Type:
- line block
- Subject:
- metalworking lathes
Screw-cutting machines
Lathes
Metal-work
- Description:
- A standing figure cuts threads into a conical form with the aid of an early screw-cutting lathe. The lathe is has a large wooden frame that seems occupt most of the space in the room. The figure uses a rope attached to a weight and strung through a pulley to turn a shaft that transfers the motion through a cords on either end of the shaft to turn the work. Below the worked piece, a cutting tool is held in place. Spare cutting tools are strewn on the floor. An example of a large rod with threads cut into it hangs from the wall. The text on the original plate in Besson reads "Tertium torni genus, subtilitate non carens, ad insculpendam pedetentim cochleam cuiusuis formae, in ambitum cuiuscunquae figarae rotunda et solidae, vel etiam ovalis". This roughly translates to "A third kind of lathe, not lacking in precision, for engraving a screw of any shape, round and solid, or even oval, in the circumference".
- Annotation:
- 18. Transfer of Skill
- Notes:
- The digital images in this collection capture images as they appear within the slides in the physical collection. Any information found on slide mounts have been recorded in the Annotation field to provide context for how the slides were originally organized and used.
- Cite As:
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, #16-5-1151. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, 1917-2009
- Box:
- 23
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status of this item is undetermined. Efforts have been made to evaluate the item based on date of creation, publication status, potential creators, and potential rightsholders. The item was digitized at Cornell University Library in 2024 from physical holdings in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering records, 1917-2009, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. It is presented here by Cornell University Library under an assertion of fair use and the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright). The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu with any additional information or for questions about the collection.
