Mechanical hammer
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1850
Materials
Metal
Measurements
2910 mm (H)1330 mm (W)720 mm (D)
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Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 56154
Summary
Large water powered, overhead belt driven, upright mechanical hammer. Probably secondhand. 180 lbs (82 kg) weight.
Provenance
Transferred to the Trust from North Dartmoor Museums Association in 1994 - no OKMDL number but listed in transfer inventory as item 1119 and described generically as Hammer machinery.