Rope factory, 300m long (corresponding to 195m long ropes). Built in 1669, opearated until 1862 when motorized steel ships took over wood and ropes ships.
Buttresses were installed to stabilize the building, which was erected over a marsh.
Annex.
Annex.
Combs.
Tools used to make ropes out of thinner threads.
Tools used to make ropes out of thinner threads.
Grelin rope.
3 ropes able to withstand a load of 5 tons: hemp (diameter: 30mm), polyester (16mm), steel (10mm).
