This lathe by the famous Scottish firm of John Lang and Sons is almost 7 metres long. It was built around 1900.
A gap-bed lathe has part of the bed of the lathe cut away so that it can shape larger workpieces than usual without the lathe itself getting in the way.
A long lathe would be used for shaping long components such as drive shafts and connecting rods for steam engines. This particular lathe is believed to have been used in a textile mill in the Scottish Borders.
Langs of Johnstone were famous throughout the world for their machine tools for almost a century.
Langs of Johnstone were famous throughout the world for their machine tools for almost a century.
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