CHAS.H.FIELD Engine Turning Machine ANTIQUE Circa 1910 Guilloche Machine Start Price USD 7,999.00 Current Price USD 7,999.00 Time Left 3 days 18 hours 14 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Location Forest Hills, New York See more about 'CHAS.H.FIELD Engine Turning Machine ANTIQUE Circa 1910' Description You are bidding on a great condition perfectly working machine. This machine can make guilloche on plates and tubes as well. Sharpener is included to properly sharp cutter with the right angle. Free one lesson is included in the price: how to work on this machine and how properly to sharpen the cutter, if needed. This machine was used to make guilloche on silver and gold plates and tubes for enamel. Sold as is and all safety concerns including safeguarding, setup and operation are buyer's sole responsibility Year 1910 approx. Rotary type Brevet 14109 Swing: 7-1/2" diameter Manual operation by hand wheel Several Brocading /Copying Ratios Floor model Metal base HISTORY Engine turning machines were first used in the 1500–1600’s on soft materials like ivory and wood and in the 1700’s it was adopted for metal such as gold and silver.   The last machines were manufactured around 1948–1949.   In the 1920s and '30s, automobile parts such as valve covers, which are right on top of the engine, were also engine-turned. Similarly, dashboards or the instrument panel of the same were often engine-turned. Customizers also would decorate their vehicles with by engine-turning panels similarly.   In modern English, the word guilloche is used to describe a narrow instance of guilloche: a design, frequently architectural, using two curved bands that interlace in a pattern around a central space. Some dictionaries give only this definition of guilloche, although others include the broader meaning associated with guilloché as a second meaning. Note that in the original sense, even a straight line can be guilloché, and persons using the French spelling and pronunciation generally intend the broader, original meaning.   The term Enamel - Guilloché , meaning simply guilloché, is a back-formation that many be considered incorrect by some scholars. Although Enamel and Guilloché is a very popular and a strong enhancing pairing-first applied by Peter Carl Fabergé on the Faberge eggs in the 1880’s-they are nevertheless two separate techniques and were not applied to one another until Fabergé. Engine turning is the act of cutting geometric patterns in a rotating metal surface with a stationary cutting tool called a rose engine. A similar type of engraving can be done with a straight-line engine, which is used for such patterns as Geneva stripes. The application of guilloche is a delicate process. The craftsman (guillocheur) must mount the piece to be decorated on his machine and ensure that all components are properly aligned. Then, the intricate pattern is carved into the metal line by line (or, in engine turning terms, thread by thread). The engraver must be careful not to carve too deeply, and careful to apply consistent force for each thread-though this process involves machinery, the artistry and technique of the guillocheur are of great importance. .   7-10 days required for clearing personal or company check prior shipping.   Free delivery in New York City, out of New York City it will be buyer’s responsibility to find a shipping company (shipping cost is not included in the price) or pick up the machine.   All sales are final, please ask questions before you bid!   Negative feedback will be provided for the highest bidder, if payment is not received within 10 days after auction ends.   Place a Bid!