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Block
Double sheave block used to withdraw drainage plug from bed of Swansea Canal at Pontardawe. It was used to draw the cone-shaped cast iron drain plug from the bed of the cnal over the Upper Clydach aqueduct. The block was hung from Herbert Street bridge, and a rope ran through the block to the chain on the canal drain plug.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2011.65/1
Acquisition
Donation, 5/12/2011
Measurements
Length
(mm): 410
Width
(mm): 140
Height
(mm): 150
Weight
(kg): 2.3
Material
wood
metal
Location
In store
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