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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Hand-operated dockside jib crane made of timber. Painted red.
03/10/2013 - Crane dismantled into 6 subnumbers as shown below - see each record for storage location. 1996.46 (1) crane mechanism 1996.46 (2) metal base plate 1996.46 (3) metal framework for jib. 1996.46 (4) wooden jib 1996.46 (5 & 6) metal rods/levers
The smaller wooden-jibbed crane, one of the original West Bute Dock cranes shown on plans dating back to the 1850s, had a lifting capacity of 1 ton and was for general purpose work.
Source: Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum Guidebook, 1984
