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astronomical t&e: telescope(refracting comet seeking)
auger, taper
auger, tapered
Autocarta
Bark cloth
barrelmaking t&e: auger, tapered(cooper's)
barrelmaking t&e: borer, tap(cooper's)
borer, tap
Bunch of taps
Bush, taper pins
Chronograph, tape
Chronograph tape
cloth, tapa
clothing, neckwear: uniform: uniform, Rating's
clothing accessory: gauge, uniform tape
clothing accessory: uniform: tape
clothing accessory: uniform: tape(5)
clothing accessory: uniform: tape, jumper
clothing accessory: uniform: uniform, Junior Rating's
Depth digitiser interface
drawer, staple
Drum chronograph
Echosounder
Echo sounder
Embroidery
Equipment model
Equipment model; Firehearth; Galley; Handle for tap
Firehearth
Galley
Gas taps
gauge, uniform tape
Handle for tap
iron staple
Junction box?
Length of tapered brass
lighting device: taperstick
Lock staple plate
Maintaining power pull cord, taper pins
Manual
Metal staple?
Motion Sensor
multiple use artifact: drawer, staple(shipwrights)
multiple use artifact: tap(shipwrights)
Night telescope
Ocean Monitor
original art: picture, tapestry
original art: tapestry
original art: tapestry, k'o-ssu
personal symbol: coat of arms
Photographic Print
photohtaphi
picture, tapestry
Radio operators' tape
Record Annotator
relic: woolen tape
tap
Tapa cloth
tap borer handle
Tape
tape, jumper
Tape chronograph
Tape chronograph tape
Tape measure
Taperstick
Tapestry
tapestry, k'o-ssu
Tapestry picture
Telescope
Textile tape
textile working t&e: tape measure
textileworking t&e?: cloth, tapa
textileworking t&e?: cloth, tapa(modern)
The decagonal barrel of this non-achromatic telescope is made of mahogany and is tapered. It has a single brass draw tube and brass fittings, including a sliding objective lens cover, of which the slide is missing. The eyepiece is also missing.Night telescope
Tide Gauge
Tidegauge Receiver
timekeeper: chronograph, tape
Transponder
Trisponder
Trisponder dataprinter
Unknown object
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate
water transport: sailing vessel: barque
water transport accessory: staple plate, lock
woodworking t&e: auger(cooper's)
woodworking t&e: auger, taper(cooper's)
Woollen tape
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bark
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glass
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organic: cotton
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Display - Atlantic Gallery
Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
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Display - Sea Things Gallery
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Cafe, William
Christian, Mauatua
Essen, W. M. Van
Grubb, Howard
Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
King, Andrew
Lloyd, Winifred Eileen
Nelson, Horatia
Poyntz, Thomas
Racal-Decca Survey Inc.
RGO Workshop
Taylor, Janet
Thomas Mercer Chronometers
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Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
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China
Delft
Dublin
Fiji
London
Mortlake
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Macartney Embassy to China, 1792-1793
Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Solebay, 1672
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Herzogin Cecilie 1902
Olivebank (1892)
Penn (1941)
Royal George (1756)
Royal James (1671)
Titanic (1912)
Wolverine fl.1798 [HMS]
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Nelson, Navy, Nation
The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea
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Bassett, D. H.
Hayter, S. W.
King Charles II
Lloyd, Winifred Eileen
Mortlock, Lewis
Nelson, Horatia
Roku Rata Lala
Thompson, Richard
Walpole family
Ward, Maria
Woolley, Richard van der Riet
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1677
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tapestry, k'o-ssu
iron staple
Bark cloth
Tapestry picture
Tapa cloth (Bark cloth)
Bark cloth
Tapestry picture
Tapestry
Tape
Tape
Tape
Bunch of taps
Equipment model; Firehearth; Galley; Handle for tap
Night telescope (Night telescope)
Embroidery
Bush, taper pins
Maintaining power pull cord, taper pins
Chronograph, tape
Woollen tape (Woollen tape)
drawer, staple
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Depth digitiser interface
Tidegauge Receiver
Trisponder dataprinter
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