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Mural commissioned by the Science Museum, London, and painted by A R Thomson RA in 1962, illustrating the necessity of manual labour in sailing...
The round house at Sennen Cove, an old Capstan winding house, formally used to whinch in fishing boats up the beach.
Etching after his own drawing by Edward William Cooke , from his �Fifty plates of shipping and craft� published in London in 1829.
Model of an overlead cable windlass as fitted to SS 'Amazon'. Capstans are used to move heavy weights by means of ropes or chains. They are turned...
Hand coloured aquatint from 'The Costume of Great Britain', a book containing 60 images of people at work and scenes of everyday life. The image...
Lecture on a hexagonal turret fitting on capstan lathe. Photograph by Walter Nurnberg who transformed industrial photography after WWII using film...
This machine is a purpose-built capstan lathe using electrical sequence control of all machine functions, hydraulic actuation of three cross slides,...
This machine is a purpose-built capstan lathe using electrical sequence control of all machine functions, hydraulic actuation of three cross slides,...
Photographic view of the Bute Docks in Cardiff, published by Francis Bedford & Co. Bedford was a prolific and well-respected photographer, best known...
Kraimokou, , prime minister to King Kamehameha, is baptised into the Christian faith on board the 'Uranie'. The Sandwich Islands, now known as...
Photograph taken by George Davison showing people dressed in their Sunday best, enjoying a stroll along the pier. The photograph was taken with a No...
Coloured lithograph drawn and lithographed by John Cooke Bourne showing a view of Camden Town Engine House during the construction of the London &...
Model. Capstans were used for centuries to draw up ships' anchors. Turned by sailors pushing on the arms, a capstan acts as a wheel and axle,...
This machine is a purpose-built capstan lathe using electrical sequence control of all machine functions, hydraulic actuation of three cross slides,...
Lithograph showing Isambard Kingdom Brunel's �Great Eastern� weighing anchor off Maplin Sands, near Nore in the Thames estuary on 15 July 1865. This...
Lithograph after Robert Dudley showing Isambard Kingdom Brunel's �Great Eastern� weighing anchor off Maplin Sands, near Nore in the Thames estuary on...
Model, made by George Adams, instrument maker to the king. A windlass forms a pair with the capstan. The capstan has a vertical axis and the windlass...
Engraving made in 1790 by J Record showing a variety of elements of the Eddystone lighthouse building. Designed by the English civil engineer John...
Charleston Harbor, S.C. Deck and officers of U.S.S. Monitor Catskill; Lt. Comdr. Edward Barrett seated on the turret
Captain Robert Faulknor , English naval officer, killed while endeavouring to lash the bowsprit of French frigate 'Pique' to capstan of his vessel...
Constitution crew member Ryan Boyle demonstrates how the capstan is used to raise and lower the anchor from below deck on the ship in the Charlestown...