Model of a Pile Driver on a Raft, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800 demonstration model Polychromed model on a ground board that represents a raft. With this Heistelling, the posts can become vertical and slanted. The rope of the Heiblok goes from a capstan through a disc at the bottom of the rack to a disk at the top. The posts that guide the block rests on two shelves, which can be pushed in and out of the ground board and thereby determine the Hei Hoek. A second block in the top runs a rope on which a pile hangs. Netherlands (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy). rope

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