Lathe part
Holtzapffel & Co.
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Steel, Brass
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 39983
Summary
Spiral Apparatus which connects the revolutions of the mandrel with those of the Slide Rest Screw, by a chain of Change Wheels. Including sixteen brass change wheels, two bevel gears, two spur-like gears with semi-circular cross-section, an arbor shaft, a radial arm and other items which enable the apparatus to be connected. Associated with Holtzapffel lathe (NT39554).
Provenance
Purchased from John Edwards in 2017, and brought back to Tyntesfield thanks to a generous anonymous donation. Antony Gibbs (1841-1907) purchased this lathe, grinding machine and the accompanying suite of accessories from Holtzapffel & Co in 1872. It was sold originally in 1852 to Count Dunin for £137.16.0. It was later returned to Holtzapffel & CO., refurbished and sold to Sir A Sterling in 1861. It was again returned to Holtzapffel, completely refurbished and resold in 1872 to Antony Gibbs Esq of Tyntesfield, Bristol for the sum of £220. On Antony’s death the lathe passed to his son Antony Hubert Gibbs of Clyst St George. In 1953 it was sold at an auction of the Gibbs estate and subsequently ended up in Scotland where it languished for the next 60 years, until it was acquired by John Edwards, an ornamental turner, who cleaned and overhauled it.
Makers and roles
Holtzapffel & Co., manufacturer