Sounding machine
Dia. of tube 2.75" (7cm). A propelloer is mounted in an open ended tube between cross bars-a worm on the shaft drives two indicating wheels. An iron weight is cast over the lower half of tube with indentations for tallow.
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0685 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sounding machine |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | A. Walker & Son |
| Date made: | After 1862 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 457 mm |
| Parts: | Sounding machine |
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