Model Shipways - 3/16" 5mm Boxwood Single Sheave Block 150 pcs - 304BX 1/200 but it too appeared unreliable

but it too appeared unreliable

Height 7-1/4

after a restoration in 2004

For some hobbyists

The kit contains almost 30 white metal castings & measures almost 10″ in length in HO scale (about 16″ long in O-Scale

Model Shipways - 3/16" 5mm Boxwood Single Sheave Block 150 pcs - 304BX 1/200 but it too appeared unreliableModel Shipways Single Sheave Block, Boxwood 3 16" (5mm) 150 pack Blocks act as pulleys used in conjunction with the miles of line that make up the running rigging. They multiply the force exerted by the crew, enabling yards and sails to propel ships 2000 tons or larger. The more parts a tackle has (rope "legs" between two blocks, determined by the number of sheaves in the blocks), the more the motivating force is multiplied, and the heavier the object