Model of a Capstan, Construction model of a capstan with an iron head. The drum has six cleats and two extra cleats in two of the gaps between the normal cleats. The head has sixteen holes for wind trees, it has the shape of a spoke wheel with a cross in the middle. The octagonal top of the drum has a cross-shaped incision in which the cross of the head rests., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1842, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h cm × d cm h cm × w cm × d cm
Model of a Capstan, Construction model of a capstan with an iron head. The drum has six cleats and two extra cleats in two of the gaps between the normal cleats. The head has sixteen holes for wind trees, it has the shape of a spoke wheel with a cross in the middle. The octagonal top of the drum has a cross-shaped incision in which the cross of the head rests., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1842, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h cm × d cm h cm × w cm × d cm
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