Lathe, Foot
- Object Name:
- Lathe, Foot
- Object ID:
- 1989.055
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Lathe with jigsaw attachment. Foot-powered cast iron. Painted black with red stripes on legs. Cast lettering, "THE COMPANION", on tool rest. 31.5" high, 28" wide, 17" deep. With jigsaw, 40.5" high, 24.5" deep. Leather drive belt (spare included). With small bag of extra parts (7 pcs.). For light work only. Intended for boys and amateurs. Jigsaw has two oak arms and white painted metal platform.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Leather
Oak
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-31.5 W-28 D-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired and used by Guy O. Edmunds (1901-1989) as a boy at 86 North Spring Street, Concord, NH. Guy received it as a premium for selling newspapers. Sears, Roebuck & Co. offered this same model (see 1902 catalog). Guy was later a teacher in Dover and Rochester, NH. He was son of Frank Edmunds, and father of donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Verne C. Edmunds
- Subjects:
- Lathes
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