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Demonstration gyroscope
Consists of a brass gyro wheel 2.75" (7cm) dia. mounted within a brass ring 3.75" (9.5cm) dia. which is pivoted within a "U" shaped brass bracket. the "U" bracket is mounted by a steel rod attached at the base of the "U" frame on a brass stand 4.5" (11.4cm) high.
In a fitted wooden box; containing a brass cylinder filled with lead shot 0.6" (1.5cm) dia., a steel rod 6.2" (15.8cm) long, a wooden cone, a wooden handle with string (for starting gyro), and a packet of "Steel Balls".
In a fitted wooden box; containing a brass cylinder filled with lead shot 0.6" (1.5cm) dia., a steel rod 6.2" (15.8cm) long, a wooden cone, a wooden handle with string (for starting gyro), and a packet of "Steel Balls".
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Object details
| ID: | NAV0966 |
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| Type: | Demonstration gyroscope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1900 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 240 mm x 170 mm x 105 mm |
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Demonstration gyroscope
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