Plate XXIII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Machine for driving diagonal piles for piers, etc. A pole with a rope at one end, right, pulled byt wo men, and a large rectangular weight at the other, is dropped onto the pile at an angle. It is supported by a wood and rope frame. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-220.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
1582
Woodcut on paper
1949-152-221
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