Brass spring-driven bottle jack with verge escapement no. 2

Brass spring-driven bottle jack with verge escapement no. 2, from which small roasting meats were suspended and rotated over an open fire, with game wheel and winding key, by John Linwood, 1850-1896

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1896-114
Materials:
whole, brass and game wheel, iron (cast)
Measurements:
height 450 mm
diameter 175 mm
type:
bottle jack
credit:
Dickinson, J.