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* An indication of the high quality of the company’s work can be seen from the photos of a lathe sold recently by Abacus Antiques of Forfar, reproduced with permission. | * An indication of the high quality of the company’s work can be seen from the photos of a lathe sold recently by Abacus Antiques of Forfar, reproduced with permission. | ||
* Munro produced a treadle lathe on which a small planing machine could be mounted, making use of the treadle power. Naturally, the planing machine was removed when using the lathe (ref>'Cassell's Technical Educator' Vol 4, p.393 (1870s?)</ref> | |||
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James Munro of Lambeth, London
- Maker of small, high class machine tools, including treadle lathes for ornamental turning
- An 1860 advertisement headed 'James Munro ( From Messrs, Holtzapffel & Co.)' is taken to indicate that Munro had been an employee of Holtzapffel and Co before setting up in his own business [1]
- An indication of the high quality of the company’s work can be seen from the photos of a lathe sold recently by Abacus Antiques of Forfar, reproduced with permission.
- Munro produced a treadle lathe on which a small planing machine could be mounted, making use of the treadle power. Naturally, the planing machine was removed when using the lathe (ref>'Cassell's Technical Educator' Vol 4, p.393 (1870s?)</ref>
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