Exhibition Label Text: A rope splicer used a spike to open up the gap between two strands of wire rope, in
order to insert other splicing tools such as a spoon.
Rounded head at one end and metal cylinder tapering to a curved
point at other end. L 28.0 diameter 2.7 cm
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – C/MyDocuments/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
wire rope strops with socket at each end
03/11/98 Several rope splicing tools found on display in the Old Power House but not numbered so no way to tell which items listed in ‘PG V/C Exhib (Rope)’ are which so numbers assigned; items numbered, removed from display and packaged.