'Hengist' anemometer, from yacht 'Gipsy Moth IV'

Made:: 1965-1966 in England

maker:: Brookes and Gatehouse Limited and Ian Proctor Metal Masts Limited

'Hengist' and 'Horsa' wind-measuring instruments consisting of: 1) Masthead Unit, 2) Control Unit and 3) Indicators. Instrument from the yacht Gipsy Moth IV sailed by Sir Francis Chichester, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, England, 1965-1966

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1974-344

type:: anemometer

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Parts

Mast head fitting for anemometer

Mast head fitting for anemometer, with one connecting lead, by Ian Proctor Metal Masts Ltd., Southampton, England, c.1966

Measurements:: overall: 710 mm x 220 mm x 400 mm,

Materials:: stainless steel , rubber (unidentified) and paint

Object Number:: 1974-344/1

type:: anemometer

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Anemometer and wind direction indicator

Anemometer and wind direction indicator, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, Lymington, England, 1965-1966

Measurements:: overall: 580 mm x 240 mm, 0.4kg

Materials:: stainless steel , rubber (unidentified) , plastic (unidentified) and aluminium (metal)

Object Number:: 1974-344/2

type:: anemometer

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Control unit for Hengist wind indicator used to attach power cables

Control unit for Hengist wind indicator used to attach power cables, indicator-panel and mast head, with one cut rubber-insulated lead, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, Lymington, England, 1965-1966

Measurements:: overall: 105 mm x 120 mm x 65 mm, .57kg

Materials:: nylon , rubber (unidentified) , plastic (unidentified) , aluminium (metal) and electrical components

Object Number:: 1974-344/3

type:: anemometer

Indicator unit with dials in wood mount for measuring wind speed and direction with one rubbed-insulated lead

Indicator unit with dials in wood mount for measuring wind speed and direction with one rubbed-insulated lead, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, Lymington, England, 1965-1966