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Endless screw
    • Setting:
      Room XII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      second half 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood, brass, iron
    • Dimensions:
      base diameter 500 mm, height 850 mm
    • Inventory:
      1388
    • Endless screw (Inv. 1388)
    • Endless screw (Inv. 1388)

This model demonstrates the principle of the endless screw, a component used in many machines. A wooded tripod carries a profiled support holding a horizontal endless screw fitted with a handle. The screw meshes at right angles with a cogwheel equipped with a drum. A cord holding a brass weight is wound around the drum. Provenance: Lorraine collections.