- Title:
- Lignum Vitae saw
- Object name(s):
- saw machine; saw machine
- Brief description:
- Lignum Vitae cutting saw machine, yard No. 647, built by Henry Maudslay for the Block Mill at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, 1804-1807, plus components (see 2 stroke numbers).
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Credit line:
- Board of Admiralty
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 48
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1219
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 129
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 3277
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 48
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1219
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- kg
- Dimension value:
- 1036.0224
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- lbs
- Dimension value:
- 2284.05035
- Material:
- cast iron
- Material:
- wrought iron
- Material:
- gunmetal
- Material:
- paint
- Object name:
- saw machine; saw machine
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1804
- Date - latest:
- 1807
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1804
- Date - latest:
- 1807
- Object production person:
- Maudslay, Henry (maker)
- Object production place:
- London
- Other number:
- 1948-138
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Hand and Machine Tools
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bd6d34c2-651f-377e-addb-f337c0cc9943
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bd6d34c2-651f-377e-addb-f337c0cc9943, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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