The National Watch and Clock Museum
 Early Tools Gallery

Boxed Lathe Set
Unknown
Switzerland or Germany

Sets such as these were sold to watchmakers beginning in the late 19th century. With the lathe and the included tools, a watchmaker could perform many of the processes required to produce a watch.

Donated by Dorothy Teskey
79.65.1

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