Time Fuse in a Box and a Model of a Torpedo, Time ignition mechanism in a round brass housing, closed on one side with a blind flange with leather gasket with an inscription on it. The time ignition mechanism itself consists of a flint lock with a timepiece. The cock, which is kept under constant tension by the striking spring on the rocker arm in the foot, is held back by a lever (the rod) which is forged in a hook at the head of the cock, so rocker arm and rod are separated. The rod is held in place with an extension that rests on a disc with a notch. This disc is mounted on a spring barrel and turns under the influence of the timepiece: when the notch reaches the extension of the rod, it tilts and the cock is released. A blocking mechanism is provided in the housing side: a pin protruding through the side presses a spring against a gear at the base of the spring barrel and thus blocks the timepiece. The pin is pushed out by the spring, but can be held in place by a rod mounted on the housing by two eyes, this rod is missing. The purpose of this blocking mechanism was that the timepiece could be set in motion by removing the rod. The zundgat is located in the bottom of the house and comes out at the back, where the whole was mounted on a torpedo. The torpedo, shaped by the wooden model, is a cylinder with rounded ends and a rectangular box (a floater) on top. The ignition mechanism is indicated on one of the round ends, the lock and timepiece are drawn with ink. A second, separate floater in the form of a rectangular box is connected to the torpedo with a line, as well as a harpoon. The attacked ship was harpooned and then, as it progressed, it pulled its torpedo through the water., Robert Fulton (signed by artist), New York (city), 1810, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, rope, paper, torpedo: h 7.5 cm × w 17.5 cm × d 5 cm float: h 2 cm × w 11 cm × d 3.3 cm box: h 17.3 cm × w 28.5 cm × d 26.4 cm time fuse: h 10.7 cm × d 22.1 cm h
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