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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A working model of a compressor for chain anchor cable illustrating the standard pattern of 1835 it is made almost entirely of wood of various species most of which has been stained and lightly polished with a matt finish. The main body of the compressor resembles that of an open rectangular box with a raised upper edge which supports a pivoting grooved flap through which the cable passes and is eventually stopped. There is a roller fitted at one end in the shape of an hour glass, whilst at the other end is a large overarching handle which raises a bar inside to lift the anchor chain so as to trap it in the grooved flap.
CA: AAB.
caption: Cable compressor - handle up
caption: Cable compressor - handle down
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich cable compressors Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum James Caird models (representations) Mercury Naval College (Mercury Collection) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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