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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Snatch Block, First quarter of the 20th century
... Snatch Block...snatch block...A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley inside a metal casing...Snatch block, metal, one sheave, with a large hook that has...A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley inside a metal casing ...A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley inside a metal casing. It is primarily designed for handling heavy goods, working as a pulley point that can redirect the course of a winch line. Snatch blocks are also used to increase the lifting or pulling capacity of wire hoists and winches. There is no history or manufacturing provenance currently available.The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unknown, item is believed to have been produced in the first quarter of the 20th century.Snatch block, metal, one sheave, with a large hook that has a hole drilled through its tip.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, snatch block, metal snatch block, lifting gear, rope pully, marine technology, ship rigging -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...snatch block...Snatch Block, 2 sheave wood block with hook & piece green... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 2 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 2 sheave wood block with hook & piece green cloth attached with wire to mechanism at base of hook. Wood is medium brown stain with remnant of red paint.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, snatch block, rigging, ship rigging -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook. Wood... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook. Wood is stained medium brown.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism. Wooden sheave is white inside.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...1 sheave metal snatch block with side straps and large ring... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block 1 sheave metal snatch block ...1 sheave metal snatch block with side straps and large ring at top. Remnant of frayed rope attached to top.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism electric blue paint. Imprints of letters and numbers at base of hook. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism electric blue paint. Short white line marked from centre of block.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood with hook and locking clip... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood with hook and locking clip painted white on top of stained finish. Mechanism painted grey, tip of hook painted dark red or brown.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism green & red paint evident on wood, which is splitting. Markings imprinted into mechanism near joining ring.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism broken on one side painted green with remnants of medium blue on mechanism near joining ring. Graham marked on side in blackflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Snatch Block
... Snatch Block...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Snatch Block Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood ...Snatch Block, 1 sheave wood block with hook and locking mechanism. New metal screw fitted at centre of block. Remnants of green, red and orange paint on wood. Imprints of letters and numbers along hook and at its base.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, 1970
... Inscribed above photo: "Cable winch setup with 'snatch... photo: "Cable winch setup with 'snatch block' in manhole. Sample ...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew, Company supplied photograph of root clearance from drains. Inscribed above photo: "Cable winch setup with 'snatch block' in manhole. Sample of roots removed on spoil. Gellibrand St. 24.4.70." Company information: "General Descaling / Company / 1st Floor 66-68 Albert Road/ South Melbourne 3205 Victoria / Telephone 699 1455 / 699 1635."general descaling, drains, gellibrand street (kew) -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Pulley Block, Makers Patent Snatch, Unknown
... SNATCH Pulleys Tools Lifting equipment Pulley blocks Steel Makers ...An antique machine made forged steel pulley block with a hook at the top which moves sideways. It has a slot on the cylindrical section for the rope or chain. It is an old farm tool from the 19th or 20th century.MAKERS PATENT SNATCHpulleys, tools, lifting equipment, pulley blocks, steel