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Mercklein Lathe

From Graces Guide
Note graduations and fine worm wheels
Slide rest with micrometer dial, and worm and wheel for rotating the top slide
Large chuck
Small chuck
Flywheel spindle runs in rollers
Fine workmanship extends to flywheel and its supports


This is a magnificent ornamental turning lathe made by I. T. Mercklein for King Louis XVI in 1780, and on display in the Musée des Arts et Métiers.

The design of the machine is highly sophisticated, and the workmanship is outstanding.


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