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Watchmakers' Lathes - General Notes

With the well-known exception of the Bottum most of these early to mid 19th century watchmakers' lathes carried no maker's mark and it is rare for two of identical design and construction to be found. The beds were of either rectangular or triangular section, the latter usually, but not always, being found on larger examples intended for clockmakers' or more general-purpose use.
The example below could be of English or continental European manufacture.