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Model of an Apparatus for Testing the Strength of Rope

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1858 · leather; wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Model of a device to test the strength of rope, incomplete: the baseboard and various parts are missing. It consists of a framework with on one side a gear mechanism (ratio 12.25/1) with a screw end, on the other side a hydraulic pump. The rope is stretched between the two and tightened with the gear mechanism. The pump is a cylinder with piston and an outlet on top. Next to the outlet, a lever is mounted on a support. Glue residues indicate that on the near side on the cylinder housing a similar support had been attached.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

demonstration model

Credit lineModel of an Apparatus for Testing the Strength of Rope. c. 1800 - c. 1858. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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