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Rivett watchmakers' lathe No. 2". This model had the headstock, toolrest and tailstock aliened by a central slot in the bed - the No. 1 lathes using (in the usual manner) bevelled edges. The No. 1 was produced from the early 1890s until late in the same decade with approximately 1000 being produced. No. 2 production followed on - and this appears to be, by the numbers turning up, the more common type, although it was a relatively expensive model in comparison with competitor 's machines.

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