Object data
iron, galvanised iron and rope
(1): length 67.7 cm
(2): length 67.2 cm
(3): length 67.1 cm
width 4 cm × depth 3 cm
Andrew Smith
Three Samples of Iron Cable
United Kingdom, 1850 - 1858
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-600
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Three samples of iron cable, all cable-laid.
One cable consists of three times three strands, each strand consisting of thirteen yarns. It has a two-inch circumference and weighs three pounds a fathom. The other two cables, of which one is galvanised, consist of four strands of seven yarns and have a rope heart strand. The galvanised cable has a circumference of 15/8 inches and weighs two pounds nine ounces a fathom, the other has a circumference of 17/8 inches and weighs three pounds two ounces a fathom.
Andrew Smith was one of the major wire rope manufacturers in the United Kingdom and supplier to the British Navy. For his manufacturing process he obtained a patent in 1839.
Literature
Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen 1850 (1788-1880) (for different titles and editors during the years of publication see Bom 1885, Appendix K), pp. 401-405; J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 600; E.R. Forestier-Walker, A History of the Wire Rope Industry of Great Britain, s.l. 1952
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Andrew Smith, Three Samples of Iron Cable, United Kingdom, 1850 - 1858', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244415
(accessed 23 November 2024 10:22:02).