Floating coal elevator. Designed and constructed by James Rigg, a British engineer from Chester. It consists of a wide platform on two floating cylinders, which supports a steam engine that generates the necessary movement to the chains and pulleys. In the center, a tower serves as a regulator and mechanical balance. The elevator extends from the deck of the ship to the pontoon by means of the aforementioned tower. Moving buckets, driven by the steam engine, pick up the cargo from the pontoon and throw it, after being automatically weighed, into the ship's coal compartments or warehouses. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 15 January 1883.
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Floating coal elevator. Designed and constructed by James Rigg, a British engineer from Chester. It consists of a wide platform on two floating cylinders, which supports a steam engine that generates the necessary movement to the chains and pulleys. In the center, a tower serves as a regulator and mechanical balance. The elevator extends from the deck of the ship to the pontoon by means of the aforementioned tower. Moving buckets, driven by the steam engine, pick up the cargo from the pontoon and throw it, after being automatically weighed, into the ship's coal compartments or warehouses. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 15 January 1883.

Date

1883

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A35_098

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,1Mo (5,6Mo) / 37,0cm x 25,8cm / 4370 x 3047 (300dpi)

Mots clés

boat barge ship cargo ship vessel merchant ship merchant vessel coal cargo floatation engraving history England English British Great Britain James Rigg invention steam engine machinery 19th century technology Tomas Carlos Capuz transport maritime transport Industrial Revolution pontoon bunker warehouses industry economy

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