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

Made:
1930-1935 in United Kingdom
designer:
John Johnson Shaw

Horizontal pendulum arm for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1935-348 Pt19
Materials:
chromium plated and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 55 mm x 157 mm x 100 mm, 2.24kg
type:
instrument component and seismograph

Parts

Metallic plate for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph

Metallic plate for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph

Metallic plate for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Object Number:
1935-348 Pt19/1
type:
plate
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Horizontal pendulum arm for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Pendulum arm for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph

Horizontal pendulum arm for Shaw horizontal pendulum seismograph, 1930-1935

Object Number:
1935-348 Pt19/2
type:
pendulum arm

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