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Pulley Blocks, English?, c. 1700
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	20795
Object Type:
Place Created:	England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	Three brass pulley blocks. Unsigned and undated, but likely to be c.1700.
Primary Inscriptions:
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Material(s):	Brass
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 135 mm
Narratives Inventory no. 20795 - Former Display Label A group of practical and mechanical instruments Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925 Orrery Collection in print

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