Veneer cut by machinery invented by Sir Samuel Bentam
- maker:
- Samuel Bentham
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Veneer cut by machinery invented by Sir Samuel Bentham
This sample was made on the woodworking machinery patented by Samuel Bentham in 1793 (no. 1951). It was a prelude to Bentham's later work mechanising the manufacture of wooden pulley blocks for the use of the Royal Navy, which culminated in the world's first suite of special purpose machine tools - in effect, a production line - built at the Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth, after 1804.
Details
- Category:
- Hand and Machine Tools
- Object Number:
- 1859-2
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood)
- type:
- vaneer
- credit:
- Lady Bentham.
