Clockwork mechanism for Shaw type seismograph, British, 1930-1935

Made:: 1930-1935 in United Kingdom

designer:: John Johnson Shaw

Solenoid on stand with recording arm and pen with ink well, for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Details

Category:: Geophysics

Object Number:: 1935-348 Pt10

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), copper (metal) and plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 165 mm x 420 mm x 100 mm, 1.405kg

type:: instrument component and seismograph

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Solenoid on stand with recording arm

Solenoid on stand with recording arm, for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Measurements:: overall: 165 mm x 420 mm x 100 mm, 1.405 kg

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) , copper (metal) and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1935-348 Pt10/1

type:: solenoid

Metal component of Solenoid recording arm

Metal component of Solenoid recording arm, for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935. Round metal elelemnt, with a larger base, with a brass screw in the side. There is then a rod to attach it to the head of the component, that has a needle coming off it and a small lid at the top.