Drive mechanism
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
810 x 245 mm; 425 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553362
Summary
Drive mechanism - Iron mechanism, exact use unknown. Consists of rectangular iron base with an apse in each corner, possibly for fixing bolts through and securing to a surface. Circular protrusion cast at one end, also possibly for part of mechanism to pass through. In centre is a hole, through which is a rod which moves up and down on a pivot. Possibly part of a treadle or drive mechanism of a larger machine.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.