Model of an Apparatus for Testing the Strength of Rope, Model of a device to test the strength of rope, incomplete: the floorboard and various parts are missing. It consists of a frame with a wheel on one side (ratio 12.25 / 1) with a screw end, on the other side a hydraulic pump. The rope is tensioned between the two and tightened with the gear. The pump is a cylinder with a piston and an outlet on top. A lever is mounted on a support next to the outlet. Glue residues show that on the other side the same type of support has been on the cylinder housing., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), c. 1800 - c. 1858, wood (plant material), leather, h 20.5 cm × w 116.8 cm × d 45 cm
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