 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1878 -
Description: Capstan, or windlass, recovered from the wreck of the G.W. Wolff, wrecked off Prime Seal Island on August 8, 1912. Wooden core made from four tree trunks (growth rings of trees vsible) with iron attachments, There are three cogged wheels in centre and large cogs on either end. Two outer wheels of centre narrowed but larger in diameter than central wheel. Salvaged, along with three anchors, by a R.A.A.F using a Chinook helicopter, in 1985. Format: realia Object: capstans Material: wood (material); iron Titles: G W Wolff Capstan Subjects: shipwrecks People/Orgs: G W Wolff (vessel) Places: Prime Seal Island, Furneaux group, Tasmania Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00266 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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