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Development of the Modern Day Chain

From Applied Industrial Technologies

The concept of chain has been with us for many years. Early chains discovered in c. 2500 BC were for decorative purposes rather than for power transmission. These chains were used to draw a bucket of water out of a well.

Sketches discovered as recently as 1965, produced by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 15th century, show examples of what looks incredibly like leaf chain, and even inverted tooth chain, although it is not known whether any of these were ever crafted.

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