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Amelia Holtzapffel was born in Shoreditch, England. She was the wife of Charles Holtzapffel and ran the Holtzapfffel & Co business after Charles died in 1847 until 1853. Their oldest son, John Jacob II, was only 11 years old when Charles died. Amelia lived at 127, Long Acre, London with some of her children. .

Amelia was a Lathe and Toolmaker who employed over 30 men.

She published the second volume of Charles treatise on wood turning, Turning and Mechanical Manipulation in 1850.

During the time she ran the business, the company exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. The articles they exhibited included lathes for ornamental turning, including a rose engine.

Bibiography
Holtzpaffel, Charles Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, London: Holtzapffel & Co. (vol. 1 1843; vol. 2 1846; vol. 3 published posthumously 1850)