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Model of a Paddle Wheel
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of a paddle wheel with nine moving boards. The model is painted black and white. An eccentric wheel, running on three small wheels against the ship's side, moves the boards, which are each mounted on their own axle. The model can be moved with a crank. Scale 1:20 (derived).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of a Paddle Wheel. 1834. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
