A TREATISE ON LATHES AND TURNING SIMPLE, MECHANICAL, AND ORNAMENTAL BY W. HENRY NORTHCOTT AUTHOR OF A TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND ACTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE' SECOND EDITION WITH THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1876 All rights reserved ΤΟ EDWARD CAFFIN, ESQ. MASTER OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TURNERS. MY DEAR SIR, As a member of your Ancient and Honourable Guild, I beg to dedicate to you, its Worshipful Master, this second edition of my treatise on Lathes and Turning.' The useful measures of technical advancement inaugurated by the Turners Company, and so warmly promoted by yourself, tend greatly to encourage artistic skill and honourable emulation amongst craftsmen; and I trust that my attempt to expose the mysteries and secrets of the craft will not be considered treasonable. I am, dear Sir, Your obedient servant, HENRY NORTHCOTT. |