Distance meter
- maker:
- Henry Hughes and Son Limited
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A marine distance meter, patt.no.703, no.2680, used for station-keeping when ships are in company, by H. Hughes and Son Limited, English, 1942-1961
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1961-186
- Materials:
- rubber (unidentified), steel (metal), plastic (unidentified), bakelite, glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and mirror-glass (silvered)
- Measurements:
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overall: 90 mm x 150 mm x 85 mm, .945kg
- type:
- geodimeter
- credit:
- S. Smith and Sons
