Bramblock or tableblock from the wreck of the East Indies sailor 't Vliegend Hart, Wooden block with bronze turntable that revolves around a wooden axis. The block is an oval disc that is partly open on the sides, inside the bronze disc. This is held in place by a wooden pin. There are notches for the rope work outside on the wide front and rear. A small piece of the rope work has been preserved that was still around the bronze disk when the block appeared from the Westerschelde. Probably a 'bramblokje', Dutch East India Company, 't Vliegend Hart (ship) based on the dimensions, anonymous, Middelburg, 1729 - 1735, wood (plant material), bronze (metal), h 15 cm × w 13.5 cm × d 8 cm
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