The Berea Hardwoods Co, Inc. - #DidYouKnow the metal lathe was engineered and invented by Henry Maudslay during the industrial revolution and served as inspiration for many modern lathe designs today? #turninghistory #
![How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ef8df4b62b8af9f518cef106a5798037.webp)
How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora
![Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/1895/Comp/1895-6325.webp)
Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock
![thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/spar/learn/historyculture/images/Blanchard-Lathe_JLangone_edit_1.jpg)
thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
![An old engraving of Blanchard's lathe of 1822. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Thomas Blanchard (1788–1864) was an American inventor who An old engraving of Blanchard's lathe of 1822. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Thomas Blanchard (1788–1864) was an American inventor who](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HBEHT8/an-old-engraving-of-blanchards-lathe-of-1822-it-is-from-a-victorian-book-of-the-1890s-on-discoveries-and-inventions-during-the-1800s-thomas-blanchard-17881864-was-an-american-inventor-who-lived-most-of-his-life-in-springfield-massachusetts-usa-where-in-1819-he-pioneered-the-assembly-line-for-mass-production-in-america-and-also-invented-the-first-machining-lathe-for-interchangeable-parts-blanchard-worked-for-much-of-his-career-with-the-springfield-armory-blanchard-invented-a-machine-tool-that-streamlined-the-manufacture-of-gun-barrels-the-machine-turned-and-finished-gun-barrels-i-2HBEHT8.jpg)