Purpose built wooden stand for four trussed beam models

PART OF:: Four trussed beam models on a purpose built wooden stand

Made:: 1855-1876 in United Kingdom

Purpose built wooden stand for four trussed beam models

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Purpose built wooden stand for four trussed beam models
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Purpose built wooden stand for four trussed beam models, and one oak wood fragment, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1855-1876. The trussed beam models were probably used experimentally for testing the strength of different methods of trussing beams.

Details

Category:: Motive Power

Object Number:: 1876-1246/5

Materials:: pine (wood), steel (metal) and oak (wood)

Measurements:: overall (stand): 165 mm x 565 mm x 470 mm, 0.903kg
overall (oak wood fragment): 4 mm x 43 mm x 26 mm, 0.005kg

type:: model - representation

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