Ship's distance recorder, Foxton's patent perpetual log

Made:
1770-1810 in Deptford
Brass recorder mechanism on wood mount from Foxon's patent Perpetual Log. Foxon's patent

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Brass recorder mechanism on wood mount from Foxon's patent
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Perpetual Log. Foxon's patent
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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:
overall: 200 mm x 155 mm x 228 mm, 2.18 kg
type:
ships' log and speedometer
credit:
J Taylor