Photo Index - R. H. St. John - Watchmakers Lathe

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Manufactured/Badged by:
R. H. St. John
Bellefontaine, OH

True Manufacturer:
R. H. St. John, Bellefontaine, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	9" x 5"
Submitted By:	Patrick Ryan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Watchmakers Lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	1860's
Serial Number:	217
Last Updated	10/21/2018 7:37:44 PM

Comments:

I bought this lathe on ebay about 10 years ago. The person I bought it from sent a note saying his research had no information of any of these being made. The quantity made column always says "none made". My research has come up the same, "none Made'. Well I have one. It is the same as the picture on the patent papers, dated March 29, 1859, No. 23,406. The patent is for the wax chuck in the lathe that has an adjustable center. The lathe base has a stamp
R. H. St John, PAT'D MAR.29, 1859. The number 217 is stamped on top of the head stock that looks to me to mean it was the 217th one made. But I am not sure. There is also a small no 4 on the top

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Comments: Front View
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Comments: The Patent date stamp
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Comments: the 217 stamp
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Comments: Front with a ruler for size
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Comments: With ruler for size
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Comments: Copy of the Patent
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