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| Picture No | 12009082 |
| Date | 1878 |
| Description | Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878 |
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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.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Cottager and Artisan', February 1878, page 13 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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