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Tool of the Month: Robbins & Lawrence Lock Plate Gage Set
Just think: if you were living in the early to mid-1800s and were involved with making copies of any object, how would you be thinking of gaging parts so that they would fit together? Modern ideas of gaging parts are so far from what was available then that it’s pretty hard to imagine ourselves in their mindset.
Machine of the Month: Gilman 4-in-1 Part 2
By John Alexander, Collections Technician Just can’t leave well enough alone! Looking at the Gilman 4-in-1 machine (last month’s Tool of the Month), I realized I still needed to talk […]
Machine of the Month: Gilman 4-in-1 Machine
By John Alexander, Collections Technician jalexander@americanprecision.org This machine is so pretty! It’s also very strong compared to the multi-function hobby machines on the market. Many who see it really want […]
Tool of the Month: Hilliard’s Rifling Machine
Written by John Alexander, Collections Technician This machine cut the spiral grooves inside the barrels of rifles and sometimes pistol barrels. The owner was David Hall Hilliard 1805-1877, who also […]
Tool of the Month: Hilliard’s Barrel Reamer
June’s Tool of the Month is a notable, locally-made machine. Even after well over one hundred years, this machine still looks good. We don’t know who made the machine, but […]
Machine of the Month: What is that? Part I
Written by John Alexander, Collections Technician Sometimes, these artifacts are the most satisfying, sometimes the most frustrating. Our founder, Ed Battison, was a passionate collector but sometimes not the most […]
Machine of the Month: Gear Shapers
By John Alexander, Collections Technician Gear shapers are curious machines. They are straightforward in operation, but people often misunderstand because it’s hard to explain clearly. I hope this can help. […]
Machine of the Month: Daniels Planer
By John Alexander, Collections Technician Various pieces of wood in the structure of the Museum’s building show signs of being worked on an unusual type of planing machine. (I’ve found […]
Glazier’s Points
Things have changed so much. It used to be that all window frames were made of wood except some iron ones in industrial situations. Now, even wooden framed windows have […]
Machine of the Month: Profile of our Profiler
Written by John Alexander, Collections Technician This machine was found by Jamie Swan, a longtime friend of the Museum, in a shed near a swamp in Connecticut. It didn’t look […]
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