Galvanised iron canister

Made:
1876 in Glasgow
maker:
James White

Galvanised iron canister, with galvanised iron tank lid, for winch wire cable, for Ocean depth sounding machine, used for marine vessel navigation, patented by Sir William Baron Kelvin Thomson, British, 1876 and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876

Details

Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1879-35/3
Materials:
galvanised iron
type:
canisters
credit:
University of Glasgow

Parts

Galvanised iron canister

Galvanised iron canister

Galvanised iron canister, for winch wire cable, for Ocean depth sounding machine, used for marine vessel navigation, patented by Sir William Baron Kelvin Thomson, British, 1876 and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876

Materials:
cast iron and zinc plate
Object Number:
1879-35/3/1
type:
canister
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Galvanised iron canister lid, for winch wire tank, part of Ocean depth-sounding machine, for marine vessel navigation

Galvanised iron canister lid, for winch wire tank, part of Ocean depth-sounding machine, for marine vessel navigation

Galvanised iron canister lid, for Ocean depth sounding machine, used for marine vessel navigation, patented by Sir William Baron Kelvin Thomson, British, 1876 and made by James White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1876

Materials:
cast iron and zinc plate
Object Number:
1879-35/3/2
type:
cover - closure and canister