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Model of a Windlass
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of a spit on a floorboard. The drum, suspended between two cheeks, has eight continuous holes for windlasses: the spit can also be operated with a single windlass on the starboard cheek, which engages a pawl in a gear wheel. In the center stands a support with two wooden and four metal pawls that engage the gear section of the drum to prevent backsliding. Scale 1:10 (estimate).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of a Windlass. c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
