An old engraving of a giant, hand-powered, wooden foundry crane in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A crane is a type of machine, generally used a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and also to move them horizontally. The earliest cranes were made from wood, but cast iron, iron and steel took over – as did mechanical power, first provided by steam engines. Sizes of these jib (or post and jib) cranes vary enormously – here this large machine is used to move big sheets of iron or steel.
An old engraving of a giant, hand-powered, wooden foundry crane in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and also to move them horizontally. The earliest cranes were constructed from wood, but cast iron, iron and steel took over with the coming of the Industrial Revolution – as did mechanical power, first provided by steam engines. Sizes of these jib (or post and jib) cranes vary enormously – here this large machine is used to move big sheets of iron or steel.
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