propeller pitchometer
        
        Propeller pitchometer in a box with three metal wedges and three angle of degree plates.  Heavy wooden body with level  which has three interchangeable brass plates for laying out different pitch propeller blades.  No 1 Plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 60.  No 2 plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 45.   No 3 plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 35. On the back of each plate are scales showing the pitch in feet.  
A pitchometer is a tool engineers use to measure the pitch, or angle, of propellers.
      
    A pitchometer is a tool engineers use to measure the pitch, or angle, of propellers.
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Object Details
| ID: | EQS0396 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Testing, measuring and design instruments | 
| Type: | propeller pitchometer | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Craven, Edwin | 
| Places: | City of Kingston upon Hull | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 95 mm x 416 mm x 165 mm | 
