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Crane (Zuraw)

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Crane (Zuraw)
Crane (Zuraw)
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Crane (Zuraw)
Phone:
+48 503 109 715

Address:
Ul. Szeroka 67/68 | At Maritime Museum, Gdansk 80-835, Poland

A treadwheel crane is a wooden, human powered, hoisting and lowering device. It was primarily used during the Roman period and the Middle Ages in the building of castles and cathedrals. The often heavy charge is lifted as the individual inside the treadwheel crane walks. The rope attached to a pulley is turned onto a spindle by the rotation of the wheel thus allowing the device to hoist or lower the affixed pallet.
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