Corliss Bevel Gear Cutter

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Perspective view of the Corliss gear cutter, designed for cutting the teeth of large bevel gears — The Corliss gear-cutting machine.

Artist

Name:: Norman
Dates:: 18??-?
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Science & technology
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Cox, C. L.
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Mugar Memorial Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics, vol. 1
Author(s):: Benjamin, Park (editor)
Publisher:: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1880
Open Library:: View record

Description

Perspective view of the Corliss gear cutter as it was displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, held in Philadelphia. This machine was designed for the purpose of cutting the teeth of unusually large bevel gears.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, machine, reference book, world's fair