Messenger (Slider) for Triggering Reversing Thermometer, 1970-1977

Bronze messenger slider

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Bronze messenger slider
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Bronze messenger slider, for use on 4mm hydrographic wire to trigger deep-sea thermometer, unsigned, 1970-77. Used by the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences.

Details

Category:
Oceanography
Object Number:
1977-2
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy) and mercury
Measurements:
overall: 77 mm 35 mm, .485kg
type:
slider
credit:
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences