Wheel governor

Made:: 1861-1873 in Birmingham

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Iron wheel governor (ex "Navigation Today" exhibition number: N.T.E. 41), by Thomas Walker and Son, Birmingham, England, 1861-1873

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1954-34

Materials:: iron and rope

Measurements:: overall: 570 mm 270 mm,

type:: wheel governor

credit:: Walker Marine Instruments; Thomas Walker and Son Limited

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Wheel governor

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