A workman putting a reinforced eye in the end of a hemp rope in the R. & H. Green & Silley Weir rope section building in the Royal Albert Dock, London.
A workman putting a reinforced eye in the end of a hemp rope in the R. & H. Green & Silley Weir rope section building in the Royal Albert Dock, London. Six strands of steel wire are being interwoven with the rope strands. The man is resting the rope on a large circular wooden block and is using a large steel hammer to flatten the strands. Transparencies numbers P64846CT to P64848CT were taken on the same occasion.
Object Details
| ID: | P64847CT |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1965-1974 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 60 mm x 61 mm |