Accession No
2847
Brief Description
pulley demonstration apparatus by W. and S. Jones, c. 1800
Origin
30 Holborn; London; England
Maker
W & S Jones
Class
mechanics; demonstration
Earliest Date
1790
Latest Date
1810
Inscription Date
Material
wood; metal (brass); ivory (?); thread
Dimensions
length 662mm; breadth 177mm; height 665mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Harriet Wynter Ltd, 01/05/1982.
Inscription
‘W & S, Jones
NO. 30 HOLBORN
LONDON’
Description Notes
Wooden frame with 2 turned pillars. 3 brass hooks in base, 2 in top. 6 brass fixed pulleys - 1 triple, 2 double, 3 single - screwed into top. 6 suspended pulleys - 1 triple, 2 double, 3 single. One single pulley suspended at top by hook. 5 lengths of string. 6 brass weights. Ivory makers’ plate in base.
References
Events
Description
This apparatus was made as a demonstration piece, of the kind which first became popular in the eighteenth century for teaching and public lecturing.
William and Samuel Jones were noted makers of scientific instruments between 1791 and 1859. They enjoyed a particularly strong reputation for demonstrational models such as this. In 1795, they took over the business of the instrument maker George Adams. A pulley frame similar to this one was illustrated in George Adams' Lectures on natural and experimental philosophy (London, 1974).
[Old display label]
30/08/2022
Created by: Morgan Bell on 30/08/2022
FM:43554
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