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1840 Ornamental turning lathe advertised for sale by auction at Bonhams<ref>[https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23525/lot/30/] Bonhams - A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe, circa 1840</ref> | 1840 Ornamental turning lathe advertised for sale by auction at Bonhams<ref>[https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23525/lot/30/] Bonhams - A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe, circa 1840</ref> | ||
John Thomas Bower was born in Kirriemuir, near Forfar, c.1795-6. He became established as an engine-lathe and toolmaker, at 13 King Street,Clerkenwell. His rose engines and combined rose-engine/ornamental-turning lathes are among the finest ever made. John Bower died on 25th August 1849.<ref>[http://www.ornamentalturning.info/FILES/01-Holtz%20Vol.VI%202nd%20Ed.%20Part%201-%20Chapter%20Intros.pdf] Ornamental Turning website: John F. Edwards 'Holtzapffel Volume VI', a compendium of rare or previously unpublished material related to Ornamental Turning - ROSE ENGINE TURNING</ref> | |||
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of Clerkenwell, London
Lathe and Tool Makers
1827 'SOCIETY OF ARTS. The seventy-fifth annual distribution of the prizes granted by the Society took place on Monday.... To Mr.J. Bower, Clerkenwell-green, for his improved lathe chuck, the large Silver Medal.'[1]
1840 Ornamental turning lathe advertised for sale by auction at Bonhams[2]
John Thomas Bower was born in Kirriemuir, near Forfar, c.1795-6. He became established as an engine-lathe and toolmaker, at 13 King Street,Clerkenwell. His rose engines and combined rose-engine/ornamental-turning lathes are among the finest ever made. John Bower died on 25th August 1849.[3]
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