Spanner, Bridge
Production date
Circa 1960s
Description
A large heavy iron spanner with a 1.8m long handle with a circular hole at one end and a large set of jaws at the other. " 21 June 1965 / UUNet / Spanner Used by / Bridge Builders " is written on a small paper label attached to handle.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1960s
Production period
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
spanner
is
thought
to
have
been
used
to
tighten
the
large
nuts
on
an
old
truss
bridge
at
Okoki.
However
there
is
still
some
debate
about
this
as
another
spanner
in
a
private
collection
may
be
the
one
which
was
actually
used.
Accession number
TM.2002.134
Collection type
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