Working model of William Froude's hull-model shaping machine
- Made:
- 1872-1956 in United Kingdom
- inventor:
- William Froude
Working model, scale 1:8, of William Froude's hull-model shaping machine (1872), used to create hull models out of parrafin-wax, on wood base, by R.J. Harrington, British, 1872-1956. Machine works from the lines drawings of the vessels to be created.
Details
- Category:
- Froude
- Object Number:
- 1956-65/2
- Materials:
- plywood, mahogany (wood), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), lead (metal), wax and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 340 mm x 710 mm x 300 mm, 5.6kg
- type:
- model - representation
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