Stock Photo - Model of an Installation for Tarring Rope Yarn, Model of a cable yarn tying device. The working of the model remains unclear. A tar reservoir has been lowered into the floor in the middle. Two crossbars hold a set of metal plates upright here: one of them has a slot, the opening of which is controlled by raising and lowering the other. On each side of the tar reservoir is a frame with two coils each, on top of one frame are also two tubular guides for the yarns. There is a large framework at both ends, connected at the top by a crossbar. Two reels with yarns and a crank are fitted on one side, and three empty reels on the other, one with a drum and crank. On one side is a tripod with a round blade with a pin or vertical axis on it., anonymous, United Kingdom, c. 1849, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), rope, h 24.3 cm × w 31.2 cm × d 19.3 cm