Artwork : ArchiveNo00163

Shell Hoist Rust 1870

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Contributor Name	Spitbank Fort
Contributor Image	Nealeweb_jpg_copy.jpg
Profession
Location	Solent - one mile out to sea
Collection Date	11.09.08 2.55pm
Artefact Name	Shell Hoist Rust
Artefact Description	Shell Hoist with deteriorating cast iron. Crank handle for lifting shells. 1ft x 1ft
Artefact Date	1870
Artefact Stored	In original location
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00163_Shell_hoist_rs.jpg
Sample Taken	rust
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History of Artefact	This was used for hoisting shells - 800 pounds in weight – and was built as part of the original fabrication of the fort. The shells were used for one of the nine guns. There is only one left and it is in poor condition. The shell hoist is located next to an installed tube used for the soldiers to shout through to call for a shell when needed. The tube went up to the gun deck by each gun.
Historian	Neale Brickwood
Previous Owners	Ministry of Defence
Special Memories
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