Taschenwerk

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Taschenwerk

shaft

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Early modern minting
…led to an ingenious variation—the Taschenwerke. In this machine the rollers were replaced by rectangular shafts pierced in the middle to take a pair of dies with tapered extensions (tangs). The axis of the upper shaft could be raised or lowered a short distance to accommodate variations in the dies…
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…led to an ingenious variation—the Taschenwerke. In this machine the rollers were replaced by rectangular shafts pierced in the middle to take a pair of dies with tapered extensions (tangs). The axis of the upper shaft could be raised or lowered a short distance to accommodate variations in the dies…
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