Model of a Double Capstan, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1850 Canvas Print
Model of a double cape see in a wooden frame with three levels. The upper drum is for ten wind trees with ten spindle lamps, the lower one for eight wind trees with eight spindle lamps; two poles in the floor prevent the upper drum from receding, one for each direction of rotation. The floor around the base of the lower drum is provided with a sloping surface; around the base of the drum is a ring on wheels to reduce friction. This device ensures that the line on the drum moves up; In order to demonstrate its operation, a guide for a rope is fitted on one side of the middle deck. The wooden king rotates with a point on a track at the lowest level and is equipped with another ring with wheels that runs against the attic of the lower level, to prevent the king from rising. Scale 1:12 (estimate).
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