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Sheaf Pulley Block

Inventory Number 93755


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.93755

Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by Colin Walker, Clerk of Works, The Plain, Boar's Hill, Oxford.
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Rope
Object type
Pulley
Dimensions
Height: 294mm Width: 100mm Depth: 73mm Weight: 688g
Inventory No
93755

Description

Ancient wood sheaf pulley block. The block is oval shaped, has two sheafs that each house pulley wheels and has two flat sides. A short rope is tied to it, with a metal hook at the other end. Found at Canterbury.