"Riveted joints exposed at Singapore for 180 days; duralumin interface."
A copy negative made by the Portsmouth Dockyard Photographers of a photographic print showing eleven different riveted plates, each numbered and each coated with a different substance. The photograph has the title "Riveted Joints exposed at Singapore for 180 days. Duralumin interface." The plates are 4A zinc oxide paint; 1A barium chromate paint; 10A red iron oxide paint; 13A red lead paint; 21A chromium oxide paint; 23A mixture of shellac, compound no. 3 and marine glue, compound no. 1; 9A shellac, compound no. 2; 16A marine glue, compound no. 1; 31A seaplane varnish (2X17); 25A boiled linseed oil; 28A gutta percha.
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Object details
| ID: | N24606 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | July 1936 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120 mm x 163 mm |