Tornographer (Engraver of Seals by Steam Machinery)

[artiechappie]

Hi Mog,

I'm fascinated by the term "Tornographer" and how that came about. The Greek "Tornos" translates as "Lathe" so I would guess that maybe they used a lathe to turn the wax seal dies or even the handles but creating the actual wording on the die would need some other technology.

Interesting to see if Nick picks up these posts.

Allen

[cheshiremog]

Hi Allen

Yes I guess tornado is a derivative as well - meaning to turn or twist ?

I think your PM is now turned on - see the little scroll symbol under your Thompson coat of arms?  If you click on Nicks little scroll symbol then you should be able to send him a PM.

By the way are you researching your own family tree?  If so, you will get a lot of help on here - just shout.

Mog

[artiechappie]

>>By the way are you researching your own family tree?

Did some research a while back and passed this on to my daughter. Managed to dig out quite a few birth/death/marriage certificates too thanks to the various census documents.

Allen

[Bonino99]

F or T Martin of Newton Abbot, Tornographer