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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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