Crane (machine)
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A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the
Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain
Modern cranes used as part of the reconstruction of the Houses of Parliament, in Cape Town CBD
Reconstruction of a 10.4 m high Roman Polyspastos powered by a treadwheel at Bonn, Germany
Roman relief from the Tomb of the Haterii showing a construction crane with a pulley system
Finnieston Crane
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The Finnieston Crane or Stobcross Crane is a disused giant cantilever crane in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is no longer operational, but is retained as a symbol of the city's engineering herit
Crane (machine)
…More technically advanced types of such lifting machines are often known as "cranes", regardless of the official definition of the term. Finnieston Crane, a.k.a. the Stobcross Crane Category A-listed example of a "hammerhead" (cantilever) crane in Glasgow's former docks, built by the William Arrol company…
The Finnieston Crane with a soldier abseiling from the tip
The crane in September 1957
The Finnieston Crane in 1987 holding the straw locomotive sculpted by George Wyllie
One of the hook blocks stored under the crane