Brass recorder mechanism on wood mount from Foxon's patent perpetual log, with engraved reading dial, by William Foxon, Deptford in Kent (now in London), c1772.
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1857-51/1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 200 mm x 155 mm x 228 mm, 2.18 kg
- type:
- ships' log and speedometer
- credit:
- J Taylor