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

Made:: 1930-1935 in United Kingdom

designer:: John Johnson Shaw

Part of sensor mechanism for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Details

Category:: Geophysics

Object Number:: 1935-348 Pt8

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

Measurements:: overall: 210 mm x 105 mm x 120 mm, 1.055kg

type:: instrument component and seismograph

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Parts

Brass component for seismograph

Brass component for sensor mechanism for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935. A metalic elemtn with a round base and a spout, there is an adjustment screw on the spout plus three on the base.

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: 1935-348 Pt8/1

type:: components

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component for Shaws horizontal pendulum seismograph

Component for sensor mechanism for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935. Multiple brass components attached together, steel elements are also attached with additional blue adjustment elements.