Model, rope-drawn overhead travelling crane

Made:
Unattributed

model, scale 1:12, of rope drawn overhead travelling crane, 3 tons capacity, from drawings lent by Messrs. Cowans, Sheedon & Co. Ltd., Carlisle

Details

Category:
Lifting & Mechanical Handling
Object Number:
1911-61
type:
models

Parts

Base, with columns and rails and driving countershaft

Base, with columns and rails and driving countershaft

Base, with columns and rails and driving countershaft

Measurements:
overall: 575 mm x 975 mm x 800 mm,
Object Number:
1911-61/1
type:
base
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gantry (with chains)

Gantry (with chains)

Gantry (with chains)

Measurements:
overall: 590 mm x 310 mm x 90 mm,
Object Number:
1911-61/2
type:
gantries
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Detached items : hook & sheave, wheel, weight

Detached items : hook & sheave, wheel, weight

Detached items : hook & sheave, wheel, weight

Measurements:
Weight: 65 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm,
Wheel: 80 mm x 80 mm x 5 mm,
Hook: 50 mm x 35 mm x 10 mm,
Object Number:
1911-61/3
type:
hook - fastener , wheels and weights
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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