Collection on deposit
Crank-operated lift in stand
Model of travelling collection
Project and realization:
Fausto Colombo, Giorgio Valentini, 1991
Model from:
Leonardo da Vinci, Codice di Madrid I, f. 9 r
Wood, rope, stone
cm 240 x 82 x 82
Description:
The model comprises four wheels, of which two are driving and two idle: the rope passes over them wound in a figure of 8. The mechanism is set in motion by a handle which engages one of the two toothed wheels. There are two iron cables which hold a stirrup bar. A person with their feet on this bar and tied with a belt can turn the handle in order to go up and down along the rope, together with the whole mechanism.