| Year | 1962 |
| Date | 03-May |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 3,173 |
| Page | 542 |
| Category | Lathe |
| Part | |
| Title | Measure for Measure. A light-hearted potted history of the small lathe |
| Author | |
| Notes | Clockmaker's lathe of the 18th century, thickness of an old shilling, Wilkinson's boring mill 1775, patience and ingenuity, Ramsden's screwcutting lathe 1770, Whitworth's measuring machine, Maudslay's screwcutting lathe |