The watchmakers' lathe, its use and abuse; a story of the lathe in its various forms, past and present

The watchmakers' lathe, its use and abuse; a story of the lathe in its various forms, past and present
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LATHE.

The lathe dates long before the Christian- era, and in one of its forms, the potters' lathe, is mentioned in the Bible. A well-known authority has stated that what he called the "prehistoric lathe" is undoubtedly the earliest type, but we are inclined to believe that the true home of the lathe is Egypt, and that the lathe used in that country