Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878
The cloak is wound up by nothing less than a winch handle, which it took two men to turn twice a week, these men spent five hours in the room, solemnly winding up the cloak, the winch going the whole time, except when the pistol shot giving notice that the chimes were about to sound
Picture No
12009082
Media ID
47697616
Size
3861px x 5635px
(3.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving in The Cottager and Artisan', February 1878, page 13
Date
1878
