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Pillsbury current meter modified by the Admiralty

Made:: 1896

designer:: John Elliott Pillsbury

modifier:: Admiralty Hydrographic Office

Pillsbury current meter modified by Admiralty. Hydrographic Office with spanners, c.1896.

Details

Category:: Oceanography

Object Number:: 1925-459

type:: water current meter

credit:: Admiralty Hydrographic Office

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Pillsbury Marine Current Meter, 1896-97

Pillsbury Marine Current Meter, 1896-97

Pillsbury marine current meter modified by the Admiralty Hydrographic Office, United Kingdom, 1896-1897. Used to measure the water velocity or current in a stream, river, or ocean.

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , nickel plated , stainless steel and lead (metal)

Object Number:: 1925-459 Pt1

type:: current and meter (marine)

Spanner and Components Associated with Pillsbury Current Meter, 1896-97

Spanner and Components Associated with Pillsbury Current Meter, 1896-97

Two open ended spanners plus parts associated with Pillsbury current meter, c.1896.

Object Number:: 1925-459 Pt2

type:: tool and component

Components from current meter

Components from current meter

Components from current meter

Object Number:: 1925-459/3

type:: components