single sheave from block

DateCirca 1910

Mediumwood, brass, steel

Dimensions6 1/2 × 1 in. (16.5 × 2.5 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.10395

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionAn isolated lignum vitae sheave with a brass hub having six brass roller bearings, pinned to the head with three steel rivets. The hub is marked "Made by Wilson Mfg. Co." (New London, CT, 1855 through 1885).Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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