Double sheave block

DateCirca 1910

Mediumsteel, iron

Dimensions12 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (30.5 × 12.1 × 10.8 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2694

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionAn unmarked double sheave block with a wood body, an iron bracket and hook, and two galvanized steel sheaves. The wood appears to be mahogany.

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