Historical Metal Lathe Illustration - Industrial Machinery Diagram #167703 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white technical illustration depicts a robust floor-standing metal lathe typical of late 19th to early 20th-century machine shops. Key components include a fixed headstock with a three-jaw chuck, a movable tailstock with center support, a compound slide rest for precise tool positioning, and a large flywheel connected via belt drive. The base is bolted to the floor for stability during heavy machining operations.

Used in educational articles, museum exhibits, or historical engineering resources to illustrate the evolution of machine tools; targets users researching industrial history, mechanical engineering heritage, or vintage machinery restoration.