Pulley

Pulley, Hancock, MA

Object ID:
1971.17383.1
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Description

A 14 1/4" diameter pulley, 7 3/4" high, of laminated white pine (Pinus strobus) mounted on a length of 1 1/4" square iron shafting. Layers of white pine are doweled together. Dowels are of mixed hardwoods - some red oak (Quercus rubra), others are diffuse porous hardwoods. One balance hole has been drilled into face of pulley and filled with lead. Some loss of wood from pulley.

Massachusetts Hancock

Massachusetts Hancock

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Shaker Museum Pulley. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=24675. Accessed on November 25, 2024

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