Model of a Windsail, Model of a cooling sail with weather vane. The upper part consists of three rotating hoops covered with cloth and with a weather vane on top and an opening for the air to enter. A piece of lead serves as a counterweight to the wind vane and to promote rotation. The axis of the hoops stands on a fixed part with two hoops, which is extended downwards with a cloth ventilation shaft with a round wooden plate and outlet openings., anonymous, 1831, wood (plant material), iron (metal), textile materials, rope, h cm × w 19 cm × d cm


Model of a Windsail, Model of a cooling sail with weather vane. The upper part consists of three rotating hoops covered with cloth and with a weather vane on top and an opening for the air to enter. A piece of lead serves as a counterweight to the wind vane and to promote rotation. The axis of the hoops stands on a fixed part with two hoops, which is extended downwards with a cloth ventilation shaft with a round wooden plate and outlet openings., anonymous, 1831, wood (plant material), iron (metal), textile materials, rope, h cm × w 19 cm × d cm


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