Ornamental Lathe manufacturers.

This page is created to show that there where at leased 16 manufacturers of Ornamental turning lathes that we know of.

Birch
Britannia                         X         
Buck
Cantello
Evans, London                X
Davies                             X
Fieldhouse, Geo.,London
Fenn, London                  X
Gill, William, Leeds          X
Goyen                              X
Hines, Norwich
Holtzapffel, London          X
Lukin
Maudsley, Henry              X
Milnes                              X
Munro, James                  X
Overton
Paterson
Smith, London
Pittler                                X
Wilson, Edwin
W. Hayward of London     X

Several of these names ( X ) have already been mentioned in the manufacturers list, others i have not found any information.

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Ornamental Turning in the Early Modern Period (14th – 18th C.)
From the Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment, ornamental lathes were used by the elite of society. Each machine was individually made (in the early years, invented) with considerable time and expense. They were highly valued items that served nobility with both recreation and education.
The ornamental lathe was unique in that it enabled the turner to shape raw material according to a preset plan. The resulting objects were often highly complex, demonstrating the mastery and control of the maker. This fascinated the nobility, whose world view advocated a rational, natural order where reason was the primary basis for authority.
The following sections provide details of the various sovereign turners, as well as their highly accomplished court appointed turners, from each of the predominant regions:
• Austria
• Bavaria (Southern Germany)
• Saxony (Eastern Germany)
• Hesse (Central Germany)
• Tuscany
• France
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Russia

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