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Model of a Capstan
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of a capstan on a wooden floor. It is a capstan for eight windlasses and has four pawls in the heel against backsliding. The drum has four 'Brown' clamps (cf. NG-MC-195). The king, which is fixed in the floor with a square heel and around which the drum rotates, is made of brass and is secured under the deck plates of the head with a nut; the floor is significantly reinforced. Scale 1:10 (according to Obreen).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of a Capstan. c. 1850. Rijkswerf Vlissingen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
