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Crankshaft

Dimensions: 106x229x96 cm
Materials: durmast, metal
Constructor: Muséo Techni, Montréal
Date: 1987

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Working model after Leonardo da Vinci, Madrid Ms. I (BNM), fol. 28v

When the crank is turned continuously in the same direction, the horizontal shaft moves left to right and vice versa.

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