{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Reducing machine - Newikis","description":"A reducing machine was a type of pantograph lathe used until the 21st century to manufacture coin dies. Prior to the machine's introduction, designs were cut by hand into metal dies by a specialist engraver. The reducing machine changed this by allowing artists to create designs on a larger surface…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Thinktank_Birmingham_-_object_1960S01284%281%29_-_Janvier_reducing_lathe.jpg","thumbnail_width":768,"thumbnail_height":1024}