Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Model of two fire missiles, designed by Congreve on a launcher or chair, for use on land. The rockets themselves consist of a pointed cylinder, the tip of which is the fire bomb and the rear part is the rocket engine, a long stabilizing pole is mounted on the outside of the cylinder. The chair consists of a ladder-shaped frame that together with two legs forms a tripod, A running ring is provided at the front of the frame, which can be wrapped around the front mast of a sloop and guides the movement of the frame during lifting and lowering for aiming and loading. A beam with a metal chamber and flint lock is mounted on each leg of the frame with a set of brackets. The flint locks have tractors with holes for a tractor rope. The head of the rocket is placed under two brackets in the chamber. The spark from the flint lock is blown off by a plate in the room to get to the back of the rocket. This model is equipped with two wick sticks: one for a single wick with a round bracket at the end, the other with a forked end for two wicks for simultaneous firing, and with a point at the lower end., Rijkswerf Rotterdam, 1818, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, rope, frame: h 70 cm × l 123.5 cm legs: w 35.3 cm
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