Walker's harpoon log with rotator and recording mechanism combined into one
- Made:
- 1861 in Birmingham
- patentee:
- Thomas Walker
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Walker's Harpoon log with rotator and recording mechanism combined into one, patented by Thomas Walker, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and made by Thomas Walker and Son LImited, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1861
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1876-821
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), ceramic (unspecified) and rope
- Measurements:
-
overall: 620 mm 147 mm, 1.42kg
- type:
- ships' log
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department
