A working scale demonstration model of a ship’s steam warping capstan by Clarke Chapman & Co of Gateshead.

Power by an electric motor, with forward and reverse motions.

Height: 63 cm.

Width: 61.5 cm.

Depth: 43 cm.

For a similar working capstan model by Clarke Chapman & Co see the collection of the Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. TWCMS : 2001.3614

Clarke Chapman & Co of Victoria Works, Gateshead was founded in 1864 by William Clarke (1831–1890). In 1865 Clarke took in a partner, Abel Chapman, and the two of them developed the business into one of the largest manufacturers of cranes and other mechanical handling equipment in the world. Their first steam cargo winch was introduced in 1868.