Antique Mechanical Models

Detailed models of vintage iron, cannons, and centrifuges highlighting craftsmanship and engineering from different eras.

Tackle-Board and Sledge for Rope Making. A rope shop consisting of a pivot for beating and tensioning the strands and a slide for beating the rope. The pivot is on a heavy base board and has a framework for four strands; A large gear that drives three small gears in the corners is operated with a steam. The hooks to which the strands are attached are mounted on the axes of the gears and the wheeler ensures that the outer three run faster than the middle, which is also running in the other direction. The sled has four wheels; The mechanism has only a hook, whereby the movement of the crank is transferred via a large to a small gear.
Tackle-Board and Sledge for Rope Making. A rope shop consisting of a pivot for beating and tensioning the strands and a slide for beating the rope. The pivot is on a heavy base board and has a framework for four strands; A large gear that drives three small gears in the corners is operated with a steam. The hooks to which the strands are attached are mounted on the axes of the gears and the wheeler ensures that the outer three run faster than the middle, which is also running in the other direction. The sled has four wheels; The mechanism has only a hook, whereby the movement of the crank is transferred via a large to a small gear.