Crosby J.D., Rivett E. Rivett Precision Tools Lathes, Milling Machines and Grinders a Specialty

Catalog. — Brighton; Boston; Mass: Faneuil Watch Tool Co., 1901. — 102 p.In submitting the following pages illustrative of the Rivett Lathes to the mechanical world, we desire to express our deep appreciation of the reception always accorded our productions, and, as we have faithfully endeavored in the past to deserve the word "Best" as invariably applied to our tools, we shall as earnestly try to hold that record in the future.
The three sizes of lathes and attachments shown in our catalogue are all made in the same manner, and with the same skill and care, for our tools must win entirely and only on their merits; and though it is pleasant for us to know that we are awarded the Gold Medals and First Prizes at our great International Exhibitions, yet we do not parade these to influence trade, preferring rather to let the judgment of those who have and use our tools pronounce the verdict by which we are to stand or fall.
In 1884, our Mr. Edward Rivett, himself a skilled mechanical engineer, recognized the peculiar necessity of a small, fine, accurate lathe, which to the scientist and advanced mechanic of any profession would be capable of doing the thousand and one odd pieces of work, which for the want of special machinery, not warranted by the single operation then contemplated, have always been laboriously and inaccurately performed with hand tools.
With this necessity in view our No. 3 Bench Lathe was designed and built, meeting with such success that in 1890 the No. 4 Bench Lathe was brought out. This tool found such universal approval that the idea of combining the bench lathe with all the advantages of an engine lathe was conceived and followed out with the utmost judgment and care, with the result that the Rivett 8-in. Precision Lathe, as shown on pages 16 to 23 stands today unrivalled as a machine tool, in which absolute accuracy of work is combined with a variety of operations possible to no other in the world.
The approbation of skilled mechanics was promptly given to our latest production, and already we have inquiries as to the feasibility of a 12-in engine lathe built on the same general plan, the purchaser of our first 8-in. Precision Lathe not only asking the question but promptly sending us a carte blanche order to build him one of the 12-in size.
We produce but one class of goods, with no variation as to quality, and have no second grade, and if our prices seem high in comparison with the productions of cheap labor and contract work, let it be remembered that all parts of our tools are made with great care.
We do not build cheap lathes, and our tools are not meant for unskilled hands, and as we have said in our catalogue of Staking Tools, we would prefer that our lathes should be overlooked by those not capable of handling them, for men of this class, well meaning as they may be, neither appreciate nor understand the value of machines like these, and in ruining them, only serve to injure our reputation and make enemies for us instead of friends.
The high grade skilled mechanic of any profession will find in these tools the full value of his investment and faithful servants to last him a lifetime.Rivett Lathes.
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