Machine for Wrapping Wire-Rope, Patent Model

Roebling, John A. · 1842

This patent model was included with John A. Roebling’s “Method of and Machine for Manufacturing Wire Ropes” patent that received patent number 2,720 on July 16, 1842. Roebling’s patent detailed how to manufacture wire rope; this model functioned to wrap greased insulating wire around the wire rope. Wire rope’s strength and durability made it a superior choice to hemp rope in many industrial applications, but its applications went far beyond replacing rope.