Safety cage with disconnecting catch

Safety cage with disconnecting catch (scale 1.8)

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Category:: Mining & Ore Dressing

Object Number:: 1862-135

type:: cages

credit:: Geological Museum (Jermyn St.)

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Safety cage with disconnecting catch

Safety cage with disconnecting catch (scale 1.8). Two floored cage with a crossed metal bars on two sides. A semi-circular top with four struts meeting at a central point with an attachement at the top.

Materials:: metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1862-135/1

type:: cages

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

frame for safety cage

A frame or stand for safety cage with disconnecting catch (scale 1.8). A square base section with two wooden uprights, these are strengthened by cross section beams. At the top there are two posts running out horizontally.