EN: A shoulder block, a type of wooden ships block. Dimensions: length 15.8 cm, width of protrusion: 13.1 cm, sheave diameter: 9.7 cm, sheave width: 1.6 cm. Kept at the Dutch National Maritime Archaeological Depot at Museum Batavialand. Excavated from shipwreck OH41, a fish transport vessel found near Swifterbant in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands. Wreck date: ca. 1700.
NL: Een voet- of kinnebaksblok, een type houten scheepsblok. Afm: lengte 15,8 cm, hak breedte 13,1 cm, schijf diameter 9,7 cm, schijf dikte 1,6 cm. Nationaal Scheepsarcheologisch Depot, Museum Batavialand. Afkomstig van wrak OH41, ondergangsdatering: ca. 1700. Zie voor meer info: https://mass.cultureelerfgoed.nl/oh41.
Scanned in 2025 using an iPhone application.
The ship on which the block was used has been preserved and is on display in Museum Batavialand, Lelystad:
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