
3 4 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 26cm
Description
Used for cutting the teeth of clock and watch wheels, this large wheel engine signed and dated John Tipping, Whildon Green, 1751. It is the earliest known dated tool from Lancashire, which was the centre of the manufacture of English horological tools.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10317334
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