Gin wheel
T. Thomas
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paint
Measurements
580 x 980 mm; 1530 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Cardigan
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553230.1
Summary
A horse-powered gin wheel assembly consisting of a rectangular frame onto which is mounted a cogged wheel which turns within a three-armed frame. On top of this is a four-armed mounting to take the shafting. The wheel drives a joint which may be connected to a variety of gears and drives (6 present). The gin wheel component is painted silver.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
T. Thomas Cardigan
Makers and roles
T. Thomas