Langes Legetoy Toy Lathe
Langes Legetoy Toy Lathe
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- Description (Brief)
- This toy lathe was manufactured by the Danish company H. Langes Legetoy around the middle of the 20th century. The lathe is made of a cast metal base that is painted red. The pulley is used to spin the spindle part of the lathe, and the tool rest is able to slide to change the bed length. H. Langes Legetoy produced a variety of toy machine tools including a trip-hammer, grindstone, drill press, shaper, punch press, circular saw, tumbler, lathe, and grinder. These tools would often be arranged on a single board with a line shaft allowing all the machines to be operated simultaneously from a single power source.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- toy, lathe
- date made
- ca 1950
- place made
- Denmark
- Physical Description
- white metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall - from catalog card: 1 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 13.97 cm
- overall: 1 7/8 in x 5 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 13.6525 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- MC.329080
- catalog number
- 329080
- accession number
- 278175
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
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- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Family & Social Life
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Engineering Steam Toys and Models
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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