Casgliadau Arlein

Five shafts with six pulley wheels, used to drive pottery; with quantity of spanners, washers, etc.

Parts found in Ysgubor Fawr lean-to with no labels and not numbered. No records could be found relating to the removal of the parts from Ewenny pottery and how they relate to each other. The parts were labelled by RP and GB in April 2007 but some conjecture was involved. Parts labelled with this accession number include: 1. Box A (l = 510mm, w = 280mm, h = 120mm) wooden box with strips of iron reinforcement containing spanners, bolts, nuts, nails, screws [DSCF7399, 7400]: 2. Box B (l = 440mm, w = 240, h = 170mm) wooden box with iron reinforcing strips containing nuts, bolts, washers, scews, nails etc. Printed in black on one side PLUGS FUZE HOLE No.29 MKIF [DSCF7401, 7402]. 3. Flywheel A (diam = 1520mm, width of rim = 160mm) made in two halves bolted together, cast hub and wrought spokes and rim [DSCF7407, 7409]. 4. Flywheel B, two cast flywheels (diam = 1020mm, width of rim = 140mm), painted grey each with six curved spokes, on a 70mm diam 1120mm long axle. A small 170mm diam cog and two iron rings held in place with grub nuts are also fixed to the axle. One of the flywheels is broken with one of the spokes and two rim sections detached [DSCF7530, 7535 - 7538]. 5. Flywheel C, cast with 4 spokes with '22' in relif on one of the spokes, painted grey (diam = 560mm, width of rim = 130mm). Flywheel is on a 1225mm long, 49mm diam axle along with two rings with lock nuts and a cog held in position with an iron wedge [DSCF7513,7515]. 6. Flywheel D, cast in two parts with 4 curved spokes and painted grey (diam = 457mm, width of rim = 280mm, diam of hole through hub = 50mm). One half is broken with one detached rim section, nuts and bolts missing [DSCF7416 - 7419]. 7. Flywheel E, cast with 4 curved spokes and painted grey (diam = 455mm, width of rim = 67mm, diam of hole through hub = 44mm) [DSCF7412]. 8. Flywheel F, cast with 4 curved spokes and painted grey (diam = 355mm, width of rim = 105mm, diam of hole through hub = 50mm) [DSCF7413,7414]. 9. Flywheel G, in two halves with cast hub and wrouht spokes and rim. 6 rod spokes (diam = 305mm, width of rim = 102mm, diam of hole through hub = 51mm) [DSCF7420, 7421] 10. Flywheel H, cast with 4 curved spokes two holes in the rim and painted grey (diam = 310mm, width of rim = 120mm, diam of hole through hub = 51mm) [DSCF7423, 7425] 11. Drive wheel A, cast with 6 spokes (diam = 1160mm, width across rim = 77mm, diam of hole through hub = 75mm) [DSCF7410]. 12. Drive wheel B, same as drive wheel A with different dimensions (diam = 1170mm, width of rim = 89mm, diam of hole through hub = 88mm) 13. Bearing A, cast bearing (with copper alloy bearing surfaces) painted red on a seperate cast plate fixed to a wooden beam. beam is 1120mm long, 138mm wide and 135mm high [DSCF7426,7427]. 14. Bearing B, cast bearing with copper alloy bearing surfaces fixed to a small wooden block, overall dimensions = 310mm long, 103mm wide, 215mm high [DSCF7505, 7506] 15. Bearing C, cast bearing (with copper alloy bearing surfaces) painted red bolted to a cast plate, overall dimensions = 575mm long, 115mm wide, 250mm high [DSCF7507]. 16. Bearing D, cast iron with copper alloy bearing surfaces, overall dimensions = 255mm long, 68mm wide, 133mm high [DSCF7510]. 17. Bearing E, cast iron with copper alloy bearing surfaces, overall dimensions = 224mm long, 79mm wide, 137mm high [DSCF7511]. 18. Shaft A, 3610mm long iron rod with a diam of 49mm. One end is fitted into a circular casting (collar), painted grey, with a flange with 3 holes through it presumably to allow it to be fixed to a wall [DSCF7544,7546]. 19. Shaft B, 2875mm long, 49mm diam rod with one small cast wheel attached (wheel diam = 178mm 7", width of rim = 115mm) [DSCF7547,7548]. 20. Shaft C, 3045mm long, 49mm diam rod with two broken hubs (one painted grey), one ring with lock nut and one wheel with a flange on one side of the rim (diam = 135mm, width of rim = 129mm) attached along its length. The end of the shaft is wedged into a cast collar with a flange with 8 holes in it, presumably for fixing to a wall [DSCF7550,7552,7553]. 21. Shaft D, 2160mm long, 37mm diam rod with two bearings, one ring with grub nut and two wheels attached along its length. Each wheel (diam = 152mm 6" , width of rim = 178mm) is cast in two parts and has 'MADE IN ENGLAND' in relief on the inside of the rim [DSCF7539,7540]. 22. Shaft E, 3050mm long, 37mm diam rod with two iron rings, one bearing and two wheels with three rims of different diameters on each attached along its length. One wheel has a max. diam of 330mm with each rim being 45mm wide, the other wheel has a max diam of 245mm with each rim 65mm wide [DSCF7541 - 7543] [RP; 29/05/07]