Lathe

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Lathe

Entry/Object ID

1976.14.2

Description

Foot-powered wood-turning lathe. The frame is entirely wood and shaped like a sawhorse. There is a large wheel beneath the frame at one side that turns with a foot treadle. A band (now missing) loops from the large wooden wheel to a small wheel bolted at the top of the frame. The small wheel is connected to a post. Another post is attached to the opposite side of the frame.

Use

Used to turn wood

Context

Attributed to a furniture factory in Cambridge, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1976.14

Source or Donor

Murray, J. Lee, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lathe

Nomenclature Class

Glass, Plastics & Clayworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Cambridge

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America