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HOOPING WINDLASS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
- Woodworking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hooping windlass 1, record 1, English, hooping%20windlass
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Travail du bois
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bride de serrage
1, record 1, French, bride%20de%20serrage
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Barrel and Cask Making
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hooping windlass
1, record 2, English, hooping%20windlass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... cramping devices ... used by coopers for drawing staves together into barrel form. 1, record 2, English, - hooping%20windlass
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One pattern, called a Dutch Hand, consists of a length of rope which surrounds the top of the cask, and a wooden bar which acts as a lever for drawing the rope tight .... Another, sometimes known as a Capstan, is operated by means of a capstan-like drum which tightens a wire loop. 1, record 2, English, - hooping%20windlass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tonnellerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étreignoir
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9treignoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument (...) de tonnellerie, pour serrer les pièces assemblées. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9treignoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les gros tonneaux comme le "butt" de 108 gal (= 491 l env.), on réunit les douves épanouies avec un "étreignoir". Ceux-ci comportaient jadis une corde de chanvre que l'on enroulait à la main. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9treignoir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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