Worm-Jack, Attributed to John Rowley, London, c. 1700 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 28877 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: | John Rowley | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | c. 1700 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 1925-43 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | English worm-jack. Brass, and steel, with silvered brass dials. Unsigned and undated, but possibly by John Rowley, c.1700. A worm-jack, driven by a falling weight, may be used to move anything requiring a rotary motion, e.g. the roasting of an animal on a spit. This carefully constructed instrument was probably intended for scientific purposes, and may have been used by Lord Orrery for driving astronomical models. Includes one lead weight, presumably the survivor of the three mentioned in the 1731 inventory. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection | ||||||||||
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Brass Lead | ||||||||||
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Weight for Worm-Jack, English, c. 1700 | |||||||||||
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| Object is on display. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 28877 | ||||||||||
| Object Type: | | ||||||||||
| Persons: | John Rowley | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | c. 1700 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 1925-43 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Lead weight Presumed to be the surviving weight (one of three) from the worm jack listed in the Orrery Collection in 1731. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
Brass Lead | ||||||||||
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