Coal pit winder, electric / model

Description

Model of coal pit winder, bi-conical cylinder winder electrically driven through double helical gearing, scale 1:12, made in the museum workshop in 1927

Museum reference

T.1927.22

Collection

Industry and Commerce

Object name

Coal pit winder, electric / model

Production information

Royal Scottish Museum, Workshop, Modelmaker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1927

Materials

Metal, Wood, Paint, Textile

Associations

Supplier of mechanical drawings for model: Douglas and Grant (Kirkcaldy)
Supplier of electrical drawings for model: Messrs Metropolitan Vickers Ltd (Manchester)

Exhibitions

• Energise (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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