On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:02:32 +0100, Adrian Stott wrote: >Interestingly, on (I think) all these "new design" locks you can see >that something has been broken off the casting near the windlass >spindle. As the current means of holding the paddle open (a square >horseshoe-shaped thing on a chain, which fits over the spindle) >actually looks rather make-do (although it does work), I have wondered >whether there was originally a different means. > >Does anyone know?
I don't know, but have often speculated about the same thing. My guess is that there was something that slid in and out, with a U shaped end to sit over the shaft. Quite why they were broken off, rather than removed I haven't a clue. -- On-line canal route planner: http://www.canalplan.org.uk (Waterways World site of the month, April 2001) My Reply-To address *is* valid, though likely to die soon Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://standraise.corp.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://standraise.corp.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
